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I bet a hotspot with the right engine can beat it
Even if it would hold together, (which I doubt without serious modification), it wouldn't be in the same category anyway.
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I would be interested to know what, if any modifications were made to the firebirds airframe, as far as I'm aware, none were made.
A Hotspot is not a conventionally configured aircraft. I have no doubt that a super clean and small delta built strong enough could potentially fly faster, but we're not comparing apples to apples then.