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F4's go way faster than 737 The Phantom was crashed into the wall at 500 MPH The cruising speed of a Boeing 737 is 485 MPH[1]. Also I'll ask you a very simpl
by moe 14y ago
F4's go way faster than 737
The Phantom was crashed into the wall at 500 MPH
The cruising speed of a Boeing 737 is 485 MPH[1].
Also I'll ask you a very simple question: Why did the US Government not use a passenger plane for that video-demonstration, which would undoubtedly be a much more realistic scenario?
[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_737 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_737
- poutine 14y ago737's don't go that fast at sea level. Air is too dense. An f4 could probably go 2-3x as fast as a 737 at any altitude. I'm too lazy to look up the specific values. As to why they used an f4? Probably a heck of a lot cheaper than a 737 at the time. Sometimes the government isn't out to screw you you know...
- moe 14y agoAn f4 could probably go But it didn't in the video. As to why they used an f4? Probably a heck of a lot cheaper than a 737 at the time. It would seem like there are plenty of scrapped 737s available[1] to carry out such a test. I'm too lazy to look up prices on these things, but I'd be very surprised if those were significantly more expensive than a scrapped Phantom. [1] http://airchive.com/html/scrapped/ardmore-graveyard http://airchive.com/html/scrapped/ardmore-graveyard
- ori_b 14y ago> * Why did the US Government not use a passenger plane for that video-demonstration, which would undoubtedly be a much more realistic scenario?* Because retired jets that are going to be scrapped are easier to obtain from the military.