Fighter jets perform poorly at their theoretical max speeds which is why they almost never fly at those speeds.

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Military fighter jets are among the fastest aircraft in the history of aviation. But for some of these planes in the early 1990s, their incredible speed made them a target for enemy radar. One example ...