With technological advancements in aviation, you would think that today’s fighter jets would be faster than 60 years ago. But they are not! They are even slower and the reason, is
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00:00 Intro
00:38 Early Days of Speeds
1:32 Jet and Supersonic
2:33 Subsonic vs. Supersonic
3:08 Vietnam Study
4:12 Turn Rate
5:06 Combat Range
6:00 Guided Missiles
6:38 Stealth
7:32 Reconnaissance
8:02 Design Complexities
8:43 Conclusion
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this guy needs to do more research before uploading these videos
Great video
That takeoff at 2:08 is intense
Just watch how many fighter pilots are in this comment section 🙄
Dat intonation…
F4: MAX speed, reheat: Mach 2.23 , supercruise, (military power) 1.5
F22: MAX speed, reheat: Mach 2.25 , supercruise, (military power) 1.8
Cherry picking examples is not fair.
You cannot compare a freaking VTOL multipurpose frame to a hardcore interceptor platform.
Granted the F22 isn't much faster in reheat, but the difference in supercruise speed is substantial.
A British pilot wrote that they were never able to get their Phantoms to go more than about Mach 1.8 or 9, and Phantoms that were able to go Mach 2.2 must have been somehow stripped down and souped up.
km/h (kilometer per hour) instead of kph (kilo per hour) plz
In short, they gave up speed for more maneuverability & fuel efficiency, like cars that give up some speed for fuel efficiency & better handling
its shame that america lose from vietnam. hahah shame.
This guy was basically paid by Lockheed to argue that speed is literally a disadvantage in battle. I'm even getting Lockheed ads in my french canadian television programs, that's how desperate they are…
Because the F-35 is a scam. There you go, don't need to watch the video.
Fantastic footage compilation, thank you!
Mach 1.2 That's Still Incredibly Fast For A Plane
Your thumbnail is 2 models. The plane on the left is revell model. I had that as a kid
just looked up F22 top speed. It said mach 2……. 1500 mph
Yeah but it's well know the Lightning II has a very poor airframe. It's just a flying iPhone.
SR 71 ❤️
In order to land safer, all aircraft had decreased their speed.
EXCELLENT VIDEO!!!
I'll give you the honest answer as U.S. airman, it's because you don't need the speed when you're meant to out maneuver somebody. Speed means larger turn radius which is ineffective in some situations
“It all makes sense if you’re high”
Man the loop holes yall jump through to justify the F-35 Being good is amazing.
Only the F-35 is a slow piece of shit.
No other 5th gen is that slow.
I drive in Australia, my car computer registered average speed 30 kmph after 5 years. That's why now I ride a bicycle.
remember that supersonic flight is not just flying superfast, you are trying to fly through butter. So turning at supersonic speeds is more likely to rip the aircraft to shreds.