Talk:F-94 Starfire

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Could this exceed Mach 1 in a dive if burner was used?

~ ~ Paul Murphy ~ ~

According to the F-94B "dash one" (the pilot's Flight Manual, dated 1 May 1951), the 'B model had a "limit of .80 Mach number or 505 knots IAS, whichever is less." Like so many other contemporary designs, the airframe physically could exceed Mach 1, but was limited to a lower speed (in this case, the manual goes on to explain, severe controllability issues along with extreme structural stresses would be encountered above the limiting speed). The F-94C (information from its "dash one," dated 1 February 1957) had only a limit indicated airspeed of 550 knots, without a limiting Mach number. The manual states, "This airplane is capable of supersonic speeds in dives at the higher altitudes." Some of the same controllability issues existed but were addressed as acceptable (it advises, even, that these flight regimes should be investigated by the flight crews), with each issue addressed in turn as certain speed ranges were transitioned through (control surface "buzz," "spoiler jump," "rudder shift," "roll-off," etc.). Structural distress up to the higher limit airspeed of 550 KIAS was no longer an issue.192.100.70.210 (talk) 01:57, 15 December 2007 (UTC)CBsHellcat