shrug
will it matter when you can get speeds like mach 2.5
i dont think it could be faster than 2.5 due to structural heating
2.8 for the fox hound
just put a lower number because you know, in the game we cant get to these speed everytime
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sadly yeah wave drag is a pain
It’s unlikely to reach 2.5 practically anyways despite being fully capable of it in the same regard it can supercruise at mach 1.5 (can’t in game lol) but it would either be one hell of an acceleration run or you’d boost it up there with a/b. Bit pointless in the first place to go that fast anyways. Core point is the 15EX wouldn’t be exceptionally fast in any regard. I’d be more worried about F-22/35 as they are aerodynamically clean and known to be very kinematically strong.
false
look at the mig25, irl is limited to 2.7 mach, in game it can do 3.1 or 3.0
F-35 would be slow. Its top speed was something around mach 1.6(let me check). F-22 on other hand would be very fast
F-15E in the game is also very fast, but it’s not really an advantage. Yes, it climbs and accelerates pretty quickly, but once at high altitude and above Mach 1.1 it’s a brick. To notch any missiles you literally have to disable the AoA limiter and use air brakes, and even then it takes a lot of time to turn sideways to the incoming missile.
F-15EX would suffer from this issue even more as it is heavier and has even more powerful engines.
Of course it has a ton of missiles, but then again BVR barely exist in a game where you can easily notch any incoming missile in a platform that isn’t a jet powered flying brick.
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on deck at low alts you can super cruise it ive never tested at higher alts
F14B with manual wing sweep can super cruise
“It” = the typhoon, which is in game and can demonstrably be unlikely to reach 2.5
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canards are not know for being very good at extreme speeds
what
short answer is you’re wrong
I can provide long answer if you’re interested
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the MIG-31 is computer limited to mach 2.83 max IRL the MIG 25 was limited by its pilot they just never pushed it that far cause of damage it causes
they cause extra drag at those speeds
they actively reduce trim drag…
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would they not increase the wave drag at those speeds ?
…no
what?
wave drag is an effect over lifting surfaces at transonic and low supersonic speeds where a shockwave partially over or under the wing causes flow separation. Canards are not a major lifting surface, and at Mach 2+ it’s functionally irrelevant anyways.
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