Math Photo: Stealth Cone

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This cone sits in front of the engine of the SR 71 Blackbird, a retired long-range reconnaissance aircraft.  Apparently this “spike” retracts into the plane at high speeds, to favorably alter the plane’s aerodynamic properties.


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