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5 Fighter Jets With The Best Speed-To-Altitude Performance

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5 Fighter Jets With The Best Speed-To-Altitude Performance
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Energy is life for a fighter pilot in the heat of combat against another warplane, and in a dogfight, altitude is potential energy. In modern air combat, altitude is like a battery: the more you have, the more options you have to win. Jets like Sukhoi's Su-27 Flanker can rocket to 50,000 feet in just over a minute, while the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor can spin in a climb to engage its enemy from the stratosphere.

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