Originally Posted by
Argonautical
Performance wise, it ran, or should that be flew, rings around the Canberra. Top speed 687mph at sea level and an initial climb rate of 11820 feet/sec. One Israeli Vautour even had an air-to-air kill against an Iraqi Hunter. I've only flown micro-lights but I know which aeroplane I would have chosen to go to war in. Interesting to read a previous post about some French ones visiting Rhodesia, because the one I previously mentioned seeing at Entebbe must have part of this visit. I wonder why it was a singleton I saw at Entebbe though.
I'm hoping you meant feet per minute!
Obviously had a bit of grunt though, presumably in a straight line. One does wonder what it was like at turning and g limits?
The more I read about it, the more I'm thinking it was quite an effective jet for it's time.