Edgar Brooks
Senior Airman
Fabric-winged Hurricanes could only be dived at 380 mph ASI, metal-winged at 450 mph ASI.Hurricane Mk I wings were still fabric covered. Why did they switch to aluminum wings for later versions?
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Fabric-winged Hurricanes could only be dived at 380 mph ASI, metal-winged at 450 mph ASI.Hurricane Mk I wings were still fabric covered. Why did they switch to aluminum wings for later versions?
It wouldn't take much to exceed 380 mph when diving a WWII era fighter aircraft. How many Hurricane fighter aircraft lost their wings before they made the change?Fabric-winged Hurricanes could only be dived at 380 mph ASI, metal-winged at 450 mph ASI.
I-16 Tip 10 had 4 7,62mm ShKAS mgs, which combined rof 7200rpm, fairly impressive, armoured seat, 750hp M-25B engine, max speed 448km/h, time to 5000m 6.7min
Ki-27b, no armour, 2 Type 89mgs, 780hp Nakajima Ha-Ib engine, max speed 468km/h, 5.3min to 5000m, extremely manoeuvrable.
Juha
The I-16 had an armored backrest.
Hurricane Mk I wings were still fabric covered. Why did they switch to aluminum wings for later versions?
on the conservative side, the rate of fire for the I-16 type 10's 4 7,62mm ShKAS mgs might be 6600-6840 rpm depending on how much the synchronized guns are slowed down. The Hurricanes 8 guns are worth 8800rpm even at 1100rpm apiece. The Russian gins were an outstanding achievement but do point out a bit of a problem with cowl mounted guns. Some took to being synchronized better than others.
Do love the anti-British dramatics, don't you? Give us a list of fabric-winged aircraft that could be dived at those sorts of speeds; having done that, check on how fabric covering was done.It wouldn't take much to exceed 380 mph when diving a WWII era fighter aircraft. How many Hurricane fighter aircraft lost their wings before they made the change?
Been doing some research on this and I cant find any performance figures for the 109D apart from several sites which claim a top speed of 348 to 354mph which cant be right. I am assuming they are early E model speeds.