Originally Posted by
Timelord
Lomcevak, R. .k P. . . ..ps insisted he took me supersonic (indicated) ( medium level shallow dive) on a Buccaneer trip at the end of my tour despite my reluctance. What really surprised me was that he asked Scottish for clearance!
I'm quite surprised by the high speeds quoted for Buccaneer in this thread - but I'm not an aerodynamicist. A group from the DO visited the Buccaneers detached to Waddington in the mid 80's and a query was raised about clearances at higher speeds (M0.9 ish springs to mind). The reply from one learned chap was that the fin/tailplane bullet fairing was a limiting factor and could easily be addressed, but there was no MoD request to do so.