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Old 2nd Jul 2019, 19:55
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Originally Posted by Bob Viking
Carrying a PW3 (and missiles and chaff/ECM) out of Thumrait I remember it took 160 track miles to get to 14000’ in dry power.
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Wow, if you go in a straight line for 160 miles form sea level, not following the curvature of the earth, you will actually end up around 17000' above ground. So it really is due to the curvature of the earth that the Jag can manage to take off.

But it still losses 3000' in 160 miles.....
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