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Old 5th Apr 2021, 16:38
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A4scooter
 
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I had a conversation with a former USAF Phantom pilot who had done an exchange with the RAF and he commented that the Spey version reached mach 2 very quickly but wouldn't go any faster while the J79 version although not having the same acceleration was the faster aircraft.
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