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Flattop
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 Posted: May 24, 2008 - 05:02 AM
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Hi
I would like to know
What is the range altitude to keep a sustain speed without using the afterburner
if i may ask?? With the F-16 of course!!
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Posted: May 24, 2008 - 08:37 AM
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| Depends if the new SCRAM jet/ion generator TCTO has been accomplished |
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SnakeHandler
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Posted: May 24, 2008 - 02:13 PM
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AfterburnerDecalsScott
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Posted: May 24, 2008 - 03:26 PM
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Flattop wrote:
Hi
I would like to know
What is the range altitude to keep a sustain speed without using the afterburner
if i may ask?? With the F-16 of course!!
TY
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That_Engine_Guy
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Posted: May 24, 2008 - 03:47 PM
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Flattop wrote:
What is the range altitude to keep a sustain speed without using the afterburner?
Kidding aside, you can "sustain speed" at any altitude; You can hold 50kts at 0 altitude without 'burner. Given a long enough paved surface.
Or if you're flying you can "sustain speed" at all altitudes up to ~50K' provided the engine isn't ingesting dirt, vegetation or 100% water. (but that would be negative altitudes only)
Key point, while flying be sure the "sustain speed" is higher than stall speed at your current altitude or your altitude may move into the negative prior to reaching a higher speed... If you reach this point you've achieved maximum range. |
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Flattop
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Posted: May 24, 2008 - 04:15 PM
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ok thanks for the none kidding answer  then let me ask you what is the maximum sustain speed of a F-16 at 40 000 ft without using AB. I cant fly F-16 so i would not be able to try and see by my self  |
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Gums
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Posted: May 28, 2008 - 02:53 PM
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Yo Ho!
With the original "lighter, more maneuverable, smaller-mouth" Block 5, 10 and 15 we could hold about .95 mach at 40K in mil power.
We could hold 1.1M using min burner, then mil power, then min burner to keep from going subsonic. This was a family model with a centerline tank. I think a clean A-model would hold 1.1M in mil once you got it there.
I used to show this to student-studly on the way home from Mountain Goat AFB. Kinda neat to cruise supersonic without using a lot of gas.
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Flattop
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Posted: May 29, 2008 - 03:16 AM
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Hey i realy appreciate this thanks a lot  |
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