Airplane said:So with that being the logic, then it's "Mach 2.5 cruise or don't even bother breaking 0.85?" Pardon the expression, but Huh!?
Why bother with the complexity? Why did the Tomcat bother with the complexity of swing wings? Because it was a solution to meet the requirements. I will wager anything that the winning proposal will be at least able to break supersonic.
You would wager ANYTHING?
How about a wager that you stop using VPN's to create multiple accounts and delete this one?