Question: 5 . The Lockheed SR - 7 1 Blackbird airplane currently holds the official Air Speed Record for a manned airbreathing jet aircraft with a

5. The Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird airplane currently holds the official Air Speed Record for a manned airbreathing jet aircraft with a speed of \(3,530\mathrm{~km}/\mathrm{h}\) at 20 km of altitude (set in 1976).
a. Estimate the temperature (in \({}^{\circ}\mathrm{C}\)) reached in those flight conditions at the front stagnation point of the airplane. (1 point)
b. If the pilot needed to decrease that stagnation temperature by \(180^{\circ}\mathrm{C}\) during a mission to avoid damage to the airplane while keeping the same altitude to avoid surface-to-air missile threats, what would be the maximum flight speed (in \(\mathrm{km}/\mathrm{h}\)) at which the Blackbird could fly? (2 points)
5 . The Lockheed SR - 7 1 Blackbird airplane

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