"WaltBJ" wrote in message
om...
Goodness gracious. Tarver, did it ever occur to you that I have
relatives in California and visit them often? I just may drop in some
time and see exactly what you look like. Now, be nice, or I'll
complain to your Mommie.

Come on by Walt, you will be welcome.

BTW Lockheed stated that on the F104A/J793b combination thrust crossed
drag at 2.36 at the standard tropopause - temp minus 57F.
Bye the bye the Mach limit for aluminum bodied aircraft is 2.4 max,
2.2 for 5 minutes. I got my info on the speedy 106 from a USAF film on
the record trials.

Your initial post of 2.33 is from USAF speed trials, but your 2.7 claim
looks to have come from a bull**** session on a barstool. The airplane is
aerodynamicly limited to about 2.3.