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To: steve86
“Well, the rate of climb is quoted at 62,000 ft/minute.”

That’s a bit over 700 MPH- straight up. Hmmm...

37 posted on 09/08/2013 8:15:42 PM PDT by MRadtke (Light a candle or curse the darkness?)
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To: MRadtke

The three fastest climbing jets ever, the English Electric Lightning, the MiG-25 and current MiG-31 derivative, and the F-15 Eagle, could/can climb about 50,000 feet in one minute.


40 posted on 09/08/2013 9:04:21 PM PDT by SRT8 man (I recommend SRT8 for your muscle car needs)
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