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Originally Posted by glyn
I have the Flight Manuals and the Operating Data Manuals for the type. Without revealing what the actual figures are, suffice it to say that they were (and are) firmly sub-sonic.
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Ummm... you'll have to forgive me being a little sceptical on that one. If something can do 0.95 Mach at 20,000ft there is no fundamental aerodynamic reason it isn't supersonic under the right conditions. Controllability is a minor issue, but one that I'd be stunned if they didn't fix during the flight test programme.
Incidentally, those manuals remind me of the pilot's notes for a glider I once flew. One part went something like this:
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This aircraft is non-aerobatic and must not be looped.
Minimum loop entry speed is 85 knots
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Scurrilous rumours that I've personally verified this speed are of course quite untrue.
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Originally Posted by glyn
Armament Pracice camp, late summer 1958. Good deduction!
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Not hard given the mark of Hunter involved. Late summer 1958 makes it one of the very last B-36s, with most of the rest already retired.