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Originally Posted by td4mvp2k  | They won by three, I was right there unfortunately! Score was off though, wish I was wrong on the result. I saw this as a loss, they could and should have won it though.
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“The [Navy] specs called for Mach 2.34. We actually tested the airplane for Mach 2.5. I flew it 2.5 a couple times. When you fly a Phantom, it’s built for 2.0, but when you fly that fast you know it. It’s like sitting on a beach ball; you don’t know which way it’ll go, it’s so sensitive. In a F-14 it’s like sitting in a Cadillac. It’s solid. You don’t realize you’re going that fast.
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