At 06:25 AM 6/18/2003 +0100, you wrote:
Might be true Giles. Up until the F22, accelerating to and maintaining
supersonic speed has required the use of loads of fuel, and supersonic
military aircraft cannot carry much of it. The Tornado can use a tonne of
fuel per minute in certain conditions. Add to that the inexplicable
antipathy that the general public has demonstrated for activities which
can blow out their windows and collapse their greenhouses ....
If you want to see some military speed records go to:
http://clix.to/hustler1
It was also a very photogenic aircraft.
Paul in Portland OR
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