"Steven P. McNicoll" wrote:
"Chad Irby" wrote:

I could go with that. But the "achieveing Mach 1 in level flight" part
is still pretty solid. If we include diving to gain speed, though, the
Me-262 isn't even in the running.

The Me 262 isn't in the running regardless of attitude.

Er um, you misspelled "altitude."

-Mike (Zzzzz) Marron