Similiar speed but different mach numbers?! in Aircraft General Discussion Posted September 8, 2022 Salaam According to some online sources, the max speed of Su-47 (Berkut) is about 2400 km/h while its max mach number is 1.6. Meanwhile Su-27 has almost the same max speed but its max mach number is 2.35. Could you please describe that how the max speed of two aircrafts could be almost the same while their mach number being so different?
Similiar speed but different mach numbers?!
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According to some online sources, the max speed of Su-47 (Berkut) is about 2400 km/h while its max mach number is 1.6.
Meanwhile Su-27 has almost the same max speed but its max mach number is 2.35.
Could you please describe that how the max speed of two aircrafts could be almost the same while their mach number being so different?