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In order:TBlue: A scientific limit to performance? I don't know how to define that. Certainly, some aspects reach a point of diminishing returns and speed has (it's been argued) been one of those. On the other hand, the performance of tactical fighters has improved markedly since the 1960s in areas such as warload/radius, acceleration, maneuverability and controllability. But there's no such thing as a "scientific limit", just "what we don't want to spend money on today".Sferrin: We all know the 104 was fast. So what's your point?Earlm: You're challenging statements I did not make.By the way, I was merely responding to statements that the F-35 has 2X the power of the F-4, which is incorrect, and that the F-35 is lighter than the F-4, which is correct, but is a comparison that was demonstrably reversed more than 20 years ago, using then-off-the-shelf technology.
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TBlue: A scientific limit to performance? I don't know how to define that. Certainly, some aspects reach a point of diminishing returns and speed has (it's been argued) been one of those. On the other hand, the performance of tactical fighters has improved markedly since the 1960s in areas such as warload/radius, acceleration, maneuverability and controllability. But there's no such thing as a "scientific limit", just "what we don't want to spend money on today".
Sferrin: We all know the 104 was fast. So what's your point?
Earlm: You're challenging statements I did not make.
By the way, I was merely responding to statements that the F-35 has 2X the power of the F-4, which is incorrect, and that the F-35 is lighter than the F-4, which is correct, but is a comparison that was demonstrably reversed more than 20 years ago, using then-off-the-shelf technology.
