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There is a scientific limit to all things. The piston driven airplanes of the 30s and 40s reached their limit at the end of WWII. The turbofan/turbojet has it's limitations as well. The fossil fuels with which we generate heat to generate thrust has its limitation; with the energy density of fuel, there is only so much that be extracted per pound, which means more range equates to more fuel, more structural weight, and worse aerodynamics. There is a limit with what can be done aerodynamically... with the properties of flow from subsonic, to transonic, to supersonic, there is no one magic design which can cruise at 2 Mach and 65K for 1200 miles, and then switch gears to defeat an EF or an -16 in a gun fight at 25K at transonic speeds. I'm a physicist, former aviator, and I've been involved in more engineering projects than I care to discuss. I can tell you for a fact that all things have limitations. The fact that you don't know this only speaks to the conclusion that you simply do not know that you don't even know. That is the definition of ignorance. You are even incorrect in your "beliefs" about the Phantom in comparison to the -35.
There is a scientific limit to all things. The piston driven airplanes of the 30s and 40s reached their limit at the end of WWII. The turbofan/turbojet has it's limitations as well. The fossil fuels with which we generate heat to generate thrust has its limitation; with the energy density of fuel, there is only so much that be extracted per pound, which means more range equates to more fuel, more structural weight, and worse aerodynamics. There is a limit with what can be done aerodynamically... with the properties of flow from subsonic, to transonic, to supersonic, there is no one magic design which can cruise at 2 Mach and 65K for 1200 miles, and then switch gears to defeat an EF or an -16 in a gun fight at 25K at transonic speeds.
I'm a physicist, former aviator, and I've been involved in more engineering projects than I care to discuss. I can tell you for a fact that all things have limitations. The fact that you don't know this only speaks to the conclusion that you simply do not know that you don't even know. That is the definition of ignorance. You are even incorrect in your "beliefs" about the Phantom in comparison to the -35.
