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Built For Speed

Front parts of a Pratt and Whitney J58 Turbojet engine. Designed to operate for extended periods at speeds in excess of Mach 3 and altitudes of 80,000+ feet. The J58 powered the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird to the world altitude and speed records held from 1976 until the present.

Hill Air Force Base -- Weber County, Utah.

 

Happy Sliders Sunday!

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Uploaded on February 13, 2022