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now that's a 0-60 time damn

edit: it's cheating but the Starfighter with a JATO had an insane climb rate too



If you really want to cheat with the starfighter, you need to be using the ZEL version of it.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zero-length_launch


If you could choose, pick a Lightning instead :) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_Electric_Lightning#Cli...


Back to the OP topic, the Arrow's thrust to weight ratio meant that it was theoretically the first aircraft capable of accelerating directly upwards in an arc immediately after reaching the end of the runway. Hot stuff.




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