At 09:30 AM 1/16/03 -0600, you wrote:
>Bob;
>
>The pointy shape of the F-117, etc., has to do with keeping its radar
>cross-section (RCS) small; this makes it appear as a small, weak target if
>it is even detected at all. It isn't for aerodynamic reasons. Now, the SR-71
>is a different story.
>
>Regards, Neil Tucson, AZ
>
Yeah & remember, the SR-71 had two J-58 engines developing
160,000 shaft horsepower each to play with..32,000 lbs of thrust ea.
( Skunk Works, Ben Rich page 207 )
Horsepower + Streamlining = SPEED .....
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