John Carrier wrote:

"Guy Alcala" wrote in message
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My thanks to you and Pechs. My question was based around the Iraqi bugout
to
Iran in DS, when F-15s were sometimes unable to close into AIM-7 range in
a
tail chase of Iraqis at high Q on the deck (I've seen claims of 700 kts
for
some, probably MiG-23s or Fitters, with F-15s firing AIM-7s at 650KCAS @
12,000 feet). Any opinions on whether the F-14 or F-15 had better
endurance
at say M1.2-1.4 @ ca. 12kft, once they accelerated to that speed? I
figure
the AIM-54 would give them a fair range advantage tail-on, but whether it
was
enough to overcome the slower accel due to the drag of carrying a couple,
I
don't know.

650??? I've had F-8's, F-4's and F-14's all faster. The Turkey is a
legitimate 800 knot airplane down low. As to 1.2-1.4 supersonic endurance,
the Turkey hands down. OTOH, Buffaloes are never a good weapon for fighter
vs fighter, even in a tail chase.

Thanks to you and everyone else for their comments.

Guy