27 Apr 2017, 18:19
At one point early on in testing, I recall reading a "red air" pilot discussing speed. Said something to the effect "we haven't seen closing speeds like this since the Foxbat/Foxhound..".
Make of that what you will. I took it to mean mach 2+, as the Foxbat/Foxhound are the only aircraft I can recall reading about reaching those speeds, particularly while loaded... Mach 1.6 was cited by an Iranian F-14 pilot, while pursing a Mig-25 flying at mach 2.3. The Eagle... most I recall reading about was mach 1.2 in Desert Storm, maybe mach 1.4 but nothing beyond that...