Bananas Bananas, I don't know of any F3 mate that hasn't gone supersonic on the deck. I saw several guys practicing out-running missiles in 1990. They were well supersonic with their own shadows nearly touching the jet. Only teasing.....
I would have thought that the big old proper jets without bypass must have been able to haul the mail. What about the 104, that had no wing, was pointy and was rated at 1.2 or so on the deck.
There is no doubt that the F-111 knocked spots off anything that I saw. The Flanker is awesome at medium altitude not sure what it is really like on the deck, a bit square at the front end.
But what about big jets? The B1 does supersonic low-level pretty well. An F3s limiting speed as per RAF regs is 750kts, the Lancer runs to about 800 (1.2) so who knows what the real limit is. Plus, an F-3 in full blower throws all the fuel (and occasionally engines) over the side in a heart beat. A B-1 could keep going forever.
