Smithsonian Air and Space Museum Udvar-Hazy Center, Chantilly, Virginia
 
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Smithsonian Air and Space Museum Udvar-Hazy Center, Chantilly, Virginia

Lockheed SR-71. Note the cones sticking out of the intakes. They are inlet cones.

Lockheed SR-71. Note the cones sticking out of the intakes. They are inlet cones[a].

Inlet Thrust

2009-05-15 11:14

Smithsonian Air and Space Museum Udvar-Hazy Center
Chantilly, Virginia

Close up of the left inlet cone. It sets up the first oblique shock, which is conical and emanates from the cone apex.

Close up of the left inlet cone. It sets up the first oblique shock, which is conical and emanates from the cone apex.

Inlet Thrust

2009-05-15 11:22

Smithsonian Air and Space Museum Udvar-Hazy Center
Chantilly, Virginia

The rear end of the engine. The nozzle and the ejector flaps convert static pressure to movement and accelerate the exhaust back up to Mach 3+.

The rear end of the engine. The nozzle and the ejector flaps convert static pressure to movement and accelerate the exhaust back up to Mach 3+.

Inlet Thrust

2009-05-15 11:26

Smithsonian Air and Space Museum Udvar-Hazy Center
Chantilly, Virginia