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Only buzzed carriers, being an AF pilot, but our basic fence speed in
the F4D (Phantom, that is)was 122 KIAS plus 2 knots per 1000# over empty/clean. But we could shave that speed 4 knots or so with a slippery runway (Da Nang in the monsoon!) . FWIW with zero crosswind you could plant a F104A, full flaps, at 135. If the F102 had had 8 foot long gear legs we could have landed it at about 115; but with the factory gear you'd drag a foot or so off the tailpipe. BTW hows come only a couple responders mentioned airspeed, and one of them sounded pretty high? Lots of reserve fuel in case of repeated bolters? Surely y'all had a basic airspeed to add to in case of extra fuel, external loads, etc. Or did you fly AOA and ignore IAS? Walt BJ |
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