Ribit > ...80 miles in 30 min is 160mph. What is the stall speed on one of these contraptions?
That I haven't found . . . But I got curious about the top speeds of our fighter jets . . .
Seems that old F-4 Phantom topped out around Mach 2.2
My all time favorite, the F-14 Tomcat used to hit Mach 2.34.
The Air Forces F-15, newer than the Tomcat, seems the fastest American jet at Mach 2.7
The F-16, single engine, only does Mach 2.0
The vaunted F-22 Raptor also seems to top out around Mach 2.0
And the latest, the F-35 only does Mach 1.6.
Kind of makes me wonder.
Zim.
Mad Poet Strikes Again.