To: zeestephen
The F-104 Starfighter did it first. IIRC the first fighter with a thrust to weight ratio greater then one. Made by Lockheed.
7 posted on
08/15/2022 4:14:12 AM PDT by
Gaffer
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To: null and void
F-104 Starfighter
AND it chased NCC-1701!
10 posted on
08/15/2022 4:41:20 AM PDT by
SaveFerris
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To: Gaffer
thrust to weight ratio greater then one Sort of ... technically. I checked, because that didn't seem right to me. According to Wiki (hahahaha) dry weight is 14000lb, and afterburning thrust is 15600 lb. When the F15 was new, much was made of it being the first fighter with thrust/weight greater than 1.
11 posted on
08/15/2022 4:51:06 AM PDT by
NorthMountain
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