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John Carrier wrote:
"Guy Alcala" wrote in message . .. snip 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 |
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