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Old 27th May 2008, 17:37
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advocatusDIABOLI
 
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Rousou,

Definitive answer for you: The Typhoon will be the fastest, Lightning second and Tornado F3 last, but not far behind.

All, will make 30,000Ft in pretty short order, but that misses the point somewhat. In the modern age, 'Combat Climb' is pretty unimportant, Loiter time matters much more. With modern weapons systems, rarely do you actually need to match your opponents altitude, often you can let the missile do the work! Time to height comes from the days of guns only, or very close range missiles (ie Lightning)

However, if you need to visually identify a target, all bets are off, but again the Typhoon will win at all altitudes. (Because it can fly slower higher than the other types)

Hope this helps, and I don't think I've let any secrets go!

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