Recent content by DCG2U

Oops, I meant 10 000 ft in 90 seconds, which is roughly 3000 meters. But yeah I get it, this could achieve such feats, I was just a little skeptical.

Just took a look at FLYBOYJ's link and I stand corrected. Sorry, didn't look through the whole thread when I tried to find info about its rate of climb. I don't want to be picky but is there's any book/information accessible to everyone? Not that I doubt him, I just want to see if there is more...

Correct that DCG2U. Go on now. Just took a look at FLYBOYJ's link and I stand corrected. Sorry, didn't look through the whole thread when I tried to find info about its rate of climb. I don't want to be picky but is there's any book/information accessible to everyone? Not that I doubt him, I...

Judging by these performance sheets, there is no way that any F8F Bearcat could climb at 6300 ft/min. 4000 ft/min seems more accurate. Not that I am doubting your real life accounts guys but I need some data in order to prove it. From what I've read in the forums (and other sources), the record...

Fixed the links, sorry I didn't notice.

Greetings everyone, I searched everywhere around the web to find the Bearcat best rate of climb (any variant) because some say it had the fastest rate of climb of any piston fighter at 6300 ft/min (32 m/s) while others say it could only achieve around 4300 ft/min (23 m/s). Here are my...