Captive-carry test fixture for NASA SR-71 validated

NASA has validated a 41-foot test fixture for its SR-71 Blackbird flying testbed, paving the way for high-Mach flight tests of such advanced propulsion concepts as the proposed Pulse Detonation Engine, the agency's Dryden Flight Research Center reported. In a four-flight test series that ended Sept...

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