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Nothing like 394,372HP!*
(using P = F * d/t where F=65,000lbs of thrust d/t is 2,275Mph (3337ft/s))
http://www.takeofftube.com/view/3230/rare-blackbird-flyby-1/
*Not sure how "accurate" that figure is, but the fastest I've heard the aircraft has flown is 2,275Mph at full throttle. At full throttle, the engines generate 65,000lbs of thrust combined.
As per detailed here: http://www.aerospaceweb.org/question/propulsion/q0195.shtml
550lb-ft/s = 1HP
P = 65,000lb * 3,337ft/s
P = 216,905,000lb-ft/s
HP = 216,905,000/550
HP = 394,372
(using P = F * d/t where F=65,000lbs of thrust d/t is 2,275Mph (3337ft/s))
http://www.takeofftube.com/view/3230/rare-blackbird-flyby-1/
*Not sure how "accurate" that figure is, but the fastest I've heard the aircraft has flown is 2,275Mph at full throttle. At full throttle, the engines generate 65,000lbs of thrust combined.
As per detailed here: http://www.aerospaceweb.org/question/propulsion/q0195.shtml
550lb-ft/s = 1HP
P = 65,000lb * 3,337ft/s
P = 216,905,000lb-ft/s
HP = 216,905,000/550
HP = 394,372