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Scott is right - he's supersonic. I've seen it dozens of times spending about three years plus on aircraft carriers. The video is from an airpower demonstration usually taken at the end of cruise. The pilot will only hit "the number" right as he gets to the ship to dramaticize the event. Most pilots will only push it up to mach 1.1-1.3 for a short period of time. It takes a lot of fuel in the thick air at sea level, and recovery may be an hour away. F-18's actually have to take a slight dive when doing a supersonic flyby.
The video doesn't do it justice. It's an amazine thing to see. By the way the Navy only has one or two F-14 squadrons left.
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