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Foxbat/MiG 25 was another classic aircraft - For pure speed, they notched 1,852 mph. They could climb to 98,425 feet in four minutes and 3.86 seconds and ultim
by init7 2y ago
Foxbat/MiG 25 was another classic aircraft -
For pure speed, they notched 1,852 mph. They could climb to 98,425 feet in four minutes and 3.86 seconds and ultimately reached an absolute altitude record of 123,520 feet.
https://www.historynet.com/mig-25/ https://www.historynet.com/mig-25/
- ge96 2y agonow that's a 0-60 time damn edit: it's cheating but the Starfighter with a JATO had an insane climb rate too
- willvarfar 2y agoIf you could choose, pick a Lightning instead :) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_Electric_Lightning#Climb_performance https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_Electric_Lightning#Cli...
- cf100clunk 2y agoBack to the OP topic, the Arrow's thrust to weight ratio meant that it was theoretically the first aircraft capable of accelerating directly upwards in an arc immediately after reaching the end of the runway. Hot stuff.
- NikkiA 2y agoIf you really want to cheat with the starfighter, you need to be using the ZEL version of it. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zero-length_launch https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zero-length_launch
- LargoLasskhyfv 2y agoThat top speed would need a complete overhaul, if not replacement of the turbines afterwards. The somehow derivative (only by the looks, innards not so much) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikoyan_MiG-31 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikoyan_MiG-31 can do that on a more regular basis. (Allegedly)