>>1230308>First supersonic aircraft, in 1947and
>Mach 2 in 1965>when pretty much all fighters were uncontrollable deathtrapsand
>fuckin' Mach 6+ in 1967The wing planform had nothing to do with their controllability; it was that they were all balls to the fuckin' wall in the 40s, 50s, and 60s when test pilots were basically expendable.
How 'bout a more modern example: Not a lot of sweep, does Mach 1.8:
