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Old 19th Jul 2019, 00:29
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If memory serves, Switzerland keeps its fleet of F-18s carefully throttled, because the aircraft would leave Swiss air space while accelerating to supersonic speed.
Suspect the RAF would similarly run out of UK air space before reaching hypersonic speed, unless perhaps westbound...
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