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The Pratt & Whitney J58 engine powered the Lockheed A-12, YF-12 and the SR-71. It was an afterburning turbojet engine with a compressor bleed to the afterburner. This increased engine thrust at high speeds where compression of the air mostly came from the speed of the aircraft itself.
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