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Old September 10th, 2018, 04:15 PM   #13
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Originally Posted by choneofakind View Post
And even that isn't possible until super dooper sonic speeds.
At Supersonic speeds and above you start to get more air being shoved down the intake. To solve this problem, aircraft like the SR-72 use a variable cone at the intake to meter the amount of air coming in. Otherwise the flame would get blown out l8ke bowing out a candle.
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