Originally Posted by
Grumble
Concord was built to go fast in a straight line, one trick pony. Couldn't turn within the state of Texas though. Building a jet to operate in the wide regime that the Raptor does, whole new set of engineering challenges.
Agreed, but the question wasn't about what other capabilities the airplane has, only which ones can supercruise at that speed.
Originally Posted by
Grumble
Lots of jets like the Flanker and Typhoon will touch hit 1.5. To cruise around at 1.5+ not using afterburner is a talent only the Raptor can claim right now.
Interesting. So does that mean that every source that claims the Typhoon can go 1.5 without "reheated thrust" is wrong?
Also, can an F22 hit those speeds with a full fuel/weapons load?