September 14, 2006 at 9:01 pm
Over on F-16.net there is discussion that the F-22A may be able to supercruise as high as Mach 2 and that it’s been mentioned (one of the references was a F-22 pilot who said they’ve dropped JDAMS or SDBs at Mach 1.9 and 60,000ft). Anybody know anything more about this? And for the inevitable knee-jerk reactionarys, before you start screaming “no way!” consider that the F-22 has quite a bit more dry power than either the F-14A or F-15C in full afterburner in which case why wouldn’t it be able to do Mach 2 dry?