In article ,
"Keith Willshaw" writes:

"Mike Marron" wrote in message
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So...

Howzabout thru mach one straight up?

Caveat: from brake release (e.g: relying on thrust/weight only)
Who: ??
What: F-15?or -16?
When: Early/mid-70's?

Who: Roland Beamont
What: English Electric Lightning
When:1959/60

The Lightnings initial climb rate was 50,000 ft per minute
which is slightly less than that of the F-15 and better than
the F-16

I really don't think so. Mach 1 at sea level is 66,800 ft/min, and at
36,000'. it's 58080. The Lightning's best climb speed would be
somewhere in the range of Mach 0.90 - 0.92, (Where the Drag Rise
really gets cooking). At sea level, Mach 0.90 is 60192 '/min.
The Lightning's 50,000'/minute climb rate would indicat an SEA of
0.83G (Thats (Thrust-Drag)/Weight) Which, while not supersonic, is no
slouch whatsoever.

I recall seeing one do its party trick at RAF Middleton St George
in the 60's , take off on full reheat, unstick and then climb out at
80 degrees going supersonic while still over the field

Impressive as hell and boy was it noisy. Of course you had
to declare a fuel emergency pretty much straight away
but still


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