The takeoff/climb procedures are interesting. The plane's engines basically become ramjets after mach 1.0. (See "area for transonic accel" in the chart below, link provided as a starting point for further reading.)
I don't know much about the MIG-25, perhaps a new thread is in order for that...
The SR-71 was a remarkable plane. Lockheed has a great article about it:
Creating The Blackbird
Another article with more pictures:
Facts You Didn’t Know About the SR-71 Blackbird
The flight manual was declassified a while back:
SR-71 Online - SR-71 Flight Manual
It's been a few years since...
In the 1970's, my father worked at the White Sands Test Facility in New Mexico. My understanding is that the rocket cones were made from some sort of ceramic material, so they would go in after test firing to check them for cracks.
The first photo shows one of the cones in the background. The...
Are you a divine being?*
*Disclaimer/Legal Boilerplate:
By your very ability to answer the question I would argue yes. I think people are a whole lot more than they sometimes give themselves credit for. Let us appreciate our individuality regardless of beliefs, and try to work together to...
Operative Magic is "Aeonic" to me, so I approach it carefully and with more planning. You have to be prepared to accept the outcome/responsibility. I engage in Illustrative Magic more often, and a little less formally.