"Bjørnar" wrote in message ...
Here is an interesting article on the Starfighter, speed and
maneuvering and also mentions Riccioni on the issue of supercruise:


http://www.dcr.net/~stickmak/JOHT/joht12f-104.htm

"In his comments on the F-22, retired Colonel Everest Riccioni
(one of three legendary "Fighter Mafia" mavericks who forced
the Pentagon to produce the F-16 to improve U.S. air superiority,
who flew 55 different types of military aircraft, and worked in
the defense industry for 17 years managing aircraft programs,
including the B-2 bomber) compared it unfavorably to the F-104-19
in several categories, including supercruise range.)

But how far is the F-104-19 going to supercruise when it's carrying 6
AIM-120 and two AIM-9? Which is why the F-22 is special.

-jake