Originally Posted by
stilton
If I remember correctly a specially prepared F15 went from brake release to 100,000 feet + in just over 3 minutes
Hard to beat !
Considering a light F15 will accelerate on a vertical upline I don't think it is fair to compare it to any civil executive jet.
I remember one cold night I was number 2 to a Lear 25 at CYVR. He was asked what altitude he wanted to cross the YVR VOR at. (The YVR VOR is 7 nm from the airport). His response was "Flight Level two Four Oh". There was a long pause and then tower said "lets make that 7000".