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Originally Posted by Blackscreen67
The sr71 was a stealth aircraft though?
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I think it was stealth by virtue of how high it could fly; above radar at that time.
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Originally Posted by SakhirM4
I went supersonic many times but it was only on FCFs (functional check flight). These were periodic flights required for each aircraft. Had to check to make sure that the F-4 would reach it's Mach 2.2 top speed or document the max speed that it would reach. Of course there were other things a t supersonic flight that were checked, like intake ramps functioning, etc., but those were the only times.
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Is there any discernible thing that happens when you break the sound barrier, from inside the cockpit?