Time to Climb Records.
Time to Climb Records.
Does anyone one know of the absolute record for time to climb. Say sea level to 50,000. Had a look at the aeroniqe site, give so many different categories I can work out which is the absolute record.
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When I were younger, an F-15 had a long held record to 50000' IIRC. Watching them pull vertical at the end of the RWY at Williamtown was pretty cool.
No doubt something else has it now.
No doubt something else has it now.
English Electric Lightning might be in there somewhere.
0-36000 feet in 3 min from brake release.
read about it here English Electric Lightning - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
0-36000 feet in 3 min from brake release.
read about it here English Electric Lightning - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Try this for performance,
F104 Starfighter
Performance
F104 Starfighter
Performance
- Maximum speed: 1,328 mph (1,154 kn, 2,125 km/h)
- Combat radius: 420 mi (365 nmi, 670 km)
- Ferry range: 1,630 mi (1,420 nm, 2,623 km)
- Service ceiling: 50,000 ft (15,000 m)
- Rate of climb: 48,000 ft/min (244 m/s)
- Wing loading: 105 lb/ft² (514 kg/m²)
- Thrust/weight: 0.54 with max. takeoff weight (0.76 loaded)
- Lift-to-drag ratio: 9.2
Think for props, Yeager holds something in the Cheyenne 400LS.
Version in BK area is de-rated to 1000 SHP/side, but guessing Chuck would have had the 1600/side unrestricted versions and probably a few other tweaks to boot?
Don't have figures off the top of my head but Welcome to BurlAir; Fast, Quiet, Comfortable has some links.
Version in BK area is de-rated to 1000 SHP/side, but guessing Chuck would have had the 1600/side unrestricted versions and probably a few other tweaks to boot?
Don't have figures off the top of my head but Welcome to BurlAir; Fast, Quiet, Comfortable has some links.
F-4 Phantom, Operation High Jump: 6 mins 11 sec to 98000'and the first 30000'in 61.37 sec. Pretty impressive in 1962!
I tangled with the standing mountain wave over Cunningham's Gap in a C150 many years ago. I suspect that I set a new climb record for C150's, but it remains unratified as I didn't have the right recording gear onboard at the time. I recall the VSI was pegged on the stop.
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Remember trying to beat the height record between the Isa and CCY in the metro freight config, I think it was FL250. Also one morning out of EN in a fully loaded P68 turbocharged with de-ice equipment version, I can remember ATC asking whether they thought we would make lower safe by Kilmore Gap as by radar they doubted it and we had already gone OCTA.
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Climb records? Sooooo 1960!
Descent records is where it's at!
Descent records is where it's at!
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http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/fac...eet.asp?id=621
Between Jan. 16 and Feb. 1, 1975, an F-15A nicknamed "Streak Eagle" broke eight time-to-climb world records. It reached an altitude of 98,425 feet just 3 minutes 27.8 seconds from brake release at takeoff and coasted to nearly 103,000 feet before descending.
Between Jan. 16 and Feb. 1, 1975, an F-15A nicknamed "Streak Eagle" broke eight time-to-climb world records. It reached an altitude of 98,425 feet just 3 minutes 27.8 seconds from brake release at takeoff and coasted to nearly 103,000 feet before descending.