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Physics has not changed since the 60s. Wave drag due to shock waves is still a thing.
by namirez 2y ago
Physics has not changed since the 60s. Wave drag due to shock waves is still a thing.
- frostyel 2y agoBy this reasoning, fighter planes shouldn't have improved either. We know that this is not the case. It's not the limits of physics holding us back.
- namirez 2y agoAnd they have not! Both F22 and F33 are significantly slower than say F4, F104, or F106 all designed in the 50s.
- mitthrowaway2 2y agoOr the SR-71...
- namirez 2y agoIndeed although it wasn’t a fighter; it was a reconnaissance aircraft.
- mitthrowaway2 2y agoThis is true, although it was tested in a fast response fighter role, overlying enemy aircraft and firing air-to-air missiles from high altitude.
- DiogenesKynikos 2y agoGoing faster and improving are two different things. Planes have improved immensely since the 1960s, but they don't go faster. Commercial aircraft have much lower fuel use. Military aircraft have things like better radar and stealth.
- insane_dreamer 2y agoI believe the SR71 is still the fastest fighter jet?
- pjc50 2y agoFighter planes don't have to worry about cost, noise, or environmental impact.
- est 2y agoIt's more like regulation has not changed since the 60s in aviation industry
- refulgentis 2y agoNo, this is absolutely wild free-association. That's entirely unrelated.