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Old 30th Apr 2008, 18:19
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Lots of very accurate and valid answers, but all could do with simplifying:

As far as I know: ALL 'modern' FJ aircraft with AB (Afterburner) will exceed their 'Q' limit (Airspeed / Dynamic pressure Threshold) at low level in level flight. The F3 / GR4 Does, the F16 / F15 / F18 Does........ they are all basically built the same.... so? Everyone is right, kind of..... but the bottom line is:

The days of 'parking the fun lever full forward, and waiting'...are long over! and have been since the 60-70s

By the way, Very Modern a/c like Typhoon' are likely to have lower limits, due to temperature effects on their materials. (a jet at Sea Level, at 800Kts has a skin temp in the order of 160C)

Hope this helps,

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