“supersonic speed”
In all of the news articles that I have read, the F-35 is not supersonic-capable or did I read those reports wrongly?
“supersonic speed”
In all of the news articles that I have read, the F-35 is not supersonic-capable or did I read those reports wrongly?
The F-35 is very definitely supersonic. In fact, it set a record as the first supersonic VTOL aircraft.
The F-35 has publicly demonstrated a speed of Mach 1.6 . It is reasonable to assume that it is capable of higher speeds.
That’s probably a tradeoff for the amount of armaments it can carry. Fast planes have to be light planes.