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Originally posted by Jay-in-AR
The only difference between the known mach 3.5 speeds and the rumoured mach 5 speeds are just how quickly can you outrun any missle. After mach 3.5, it is moot. Pretty soon, you are talking about unmanned vehicles.
Originally posted by Jay-in-AR
Do the math, it's internal fuel capacity is 2.5X that of the F-16 while its internal weapons systems ALONE reduce the drag of the F-16 by half. Not to mention its stealth design.
But apparently we have enough of them to sell them to foreign nations now. Plus, they're stealth. Multiple, nearly undetected sorties putting smart payloads on any target, anywhere on the planet.
Originally posted by Jay-in-AR
May I ask you what your definition of hypersonic is? And no, I don't mean, that which moves at a speed greater than mach 5.
In aerodynamics, hypersonic speeds are speeds that are highly supersonic. Since the 1970s, the term has generally been assumed to refer to speeds of Mach 5 (5 times the speed of sound) and above. The hypersonic regime is a subset of the supersonic regime.en.wikipedia.org...
hypersonic ; Adjective
having a speed of at least five times the speed of sound