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Originally Posted by snowman
Ah, so my thinking was correct; thank you. I had heard that Wikipedia's information wasn't always to be trusted, but this is the first time I've run across a definite error.
So "1" is actually the greater quantity in "1:1.25"?
Thanks,
Andy
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Those proportionalities are the wrong way round for me. I would say that 1 should always be the second item, so the F-22 thrust-to-weight ratio is 1.25:1.
I'm also thinking that Rastoff has got lift and thrust mixed up a little. Also, thrust to weight will change dues to weapon and fuel load. For sure the ones that come out of Nellis fully equipped with multiple tanks and stores aren't going up as quick as the Thunderbirds during practice.
As for the glide capabilities of the F-16, pretty much all jets from the 60s on have the glide characteristic of a brick. The F-16 is likely handicapped by its very unstable design. If the motor goes down and takes the fly-by-wire system with it, it becomes a falling leaf in short order.