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Old 24th Apr 2009, 23:29
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L J R
 
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Thermal Limits

For what it is worth, even the F-111 only had limiting Skin Temp that generally kicked in above approx M2.2, and I have occasionally seen it NOT to be a factor until M2.3+.

Presume Bucc - For all its glory cannot go there, and the Tornado lacks enough (internal) fuel to sustain that number for any time sufficient to be a factor, and B4 you raise the Tornado's fuel - If it carreid External Tannks to go the distance, its Fuel Tank Drag = No-Go to much above the Mach 1 number (Ignoring of course the Release to Servie Lims).

SR-71 on the other hand......
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