TOW-2 Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 While these are just models, this was apparently a thing that was considered: https://medium.com/war-is-boring/coffee-tea-or-mach-3-would-you-like-to-fly-in-a-mig-25-business-jet-26ad41ba71 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shep854 Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 (edited) Nice thought, but a flyable craft would wind up being a complete new design. Edited December 20, 2014 by shep854 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DougRichards Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 Wouldn't it need canards to get that nose off the ground? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marek Tucan Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 Would be a nice jet for James Bond villain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archie Pellagio Posted December 20, 2014 Share Posted December 20, 2014 There are probably far easier ways to make a mach 2 - 2.5 bizjet... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corinthian Posted December 20, 2014 Share Posted December 20, 2014 There are probably far easier ways to make a mach 2 - 2.5 bizjet... Yep. Just remove the other seats and add a mini bar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yama Posted December 20, 2014 Share Posted December 20, 2014 There was the Sukhoi-Gulfstream collaboration. However, it probably didn't have enough range to attract large amount of orders - you want trans-Atlantic range, at minimum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yama Posted December 20, 2014 Share Posted December 20, 2014 I recall it was actually NASA? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DougRichards Posted October 15, 2016 Share Posted October 15, 2016 Not too far away from the Convair Model 58-9 of 1961. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convair_Model_58-9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shep854 Posted October 15, 2016 Share Posted October 15, 2016 It's so easy to see Climate Change Warriors using these to tear around attending conferences--er, saving the world. Somebody could really make out on carbon offsets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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