To: sonofstrangelove
The speed and range of the F-15s would carry the PAC-3s far closer to their targets than was previously imagined possible and give them a boost of up to around 1,500 miles per hour, or faster than Mach 2, significantly improving their performance and the likelihood that they could intercept and destroy incoming intercontinental ballistic missiles.Can an F-15 do Mach 2 with externals?
12 posted on
04/12/2010 8:08:05 PM PDT by
Sergio
(If a tree fell on a mime in the forest, would he make a sound?)
To: Sergio
Remember, it does carry external fuel tanks and it does go Mach 2 as for as I know. The Patriot missile will be fitted where the fuel tanks are located.
14 posted on
04/12/2010 8:10:55 PM PDT by
ErnstStavroBlofeld
("I have learned to use the word "impossible" with the greatest caution."-Dr.Wernher Von Braun)
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