Originally Posted by
Asturias56
damn! I hadn't got to "T"
"It looks like a super little pocket-jet. I want one!"
original very underpowered - hence th "Super" upgrade according to Wiki
The original may have been somewhat underpowered (for Navy wave-off purposes) but I doubt any civvy owner would consider it so - and the remaining airworthy examples (of which my photo was one) are all Super-Pintos with a J85 producing 3000lb thrust. In an aircraft with a MAUW of only 3600lb! Climb rate is quoted at 10,000ft/min. I call that **** HOT!