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That's not what I was saying.  I was saying considering the high temperature structure of the plane, it's low volatility fuel, and the engine's low-pressure ratio (not to mention it's large nozzles and gigantic afterburner) point to a higher speed than Mach 2.8 to Mach 3.2 max (consider that a J-75 can at least equal Mach 3) even considering Russian designs were known to be kind of crappy. 


And there have been many cases where information was repeatedly reported as truth when later on we'd find out that it wasn't entirely accurate even misinformation.  I think the buildup to the Iraq war was kind of based on this.  I would be looked at far wackier and worse if I, prior to the invasion of Iraq, said that there were no WMD's there and Bush, Cheney, the CIA and all of 'em were basically fabricating information and deliberately listening to sources they knew were unreliable but helped make their case to furnish evidence which would be use to trick Congress, and the American people into believing Iraq was a major threat, and was partially responsible for 9/11 to achive war with Iraq -- in fact with the patriotic fervor at the time I'd probably be viewed as a traitor of some sort.  Yet what I said is completely true. 


Quite a more extreme example though


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