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Old 13th Nov 2007, 20:37
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Corner speed in a fighter is the speed at which ->
- not too slow as to run out of wing before running into the G-limit of the ariframe.
- Not too fast as to over-G the airframe with full deflection on the controls.
AFAIK it varies with altitude and configuration.
In an SU-27 it's about 750km/h.
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