 Equipped with razor-edge thin-blade supersonic wings (visible from the cockpit only in the mirrors), it was designed for optimum performance above Mach 1.2.If used appropriately, with high-speed surprise attacks and good use of its exceptional thrust-to-weight ratio, it could be a formidable opponent.It was exceptionally stable at high speed, i.e., , at very low level, making it a potent tactical nuclear strike-fighter.