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Old 6th Feb 2013, 13:51
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A question

Ok.... I know this thing has power to burn etc etc but when you look at it, it just doesn't seem to be aerodynamic enough to be supersonically efficient.

Back in the good old days the designers caught onto the idea of area rule and 'waisted' fuselages. This aircraft just doesn't seem to conform so where does it's supersonic capability come from? Is it really just down to raw power?
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