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Originally Posted by BucKweEd
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Originally Posted by Pyro
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wasnt that the only plane that could reach mach 3? |
First plane to break the sound barrier. It did something like Mach 1.8 or maybe even Mach 2.0 when the fastest anyone had gone was around mach 0.8.
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Wing Span: 50 ft (15.2 m)
Length: 85 ft 6 in (26.1 m)
Height: 21 ft 3 in (6.5 m)
Weight, Empty: 43,960 lb (19,935 kg)
Weight, Gross: 62,431 lb (28,319 kg)
Cruising Speed: 701 mph (1,128 km/h)
Max Speed: 1,524 mph (2,453 km/h)
Rate of Climb: 50,000 ft (15,240 m)/4 min 24 sec
Service Ceiling: 58,500 ft (17,830 m)
Range: 820 mi (1,330 km)
Crew: two
Power Plant: two Orenda Iroquois axial flow turbojet engines, 26,000 lb (11,791 kg) static thrust, with afterburner
The most advanced fighter of it's time by 20 years.