Another consideration - could you smoke in the Wildcat??
= Tim
Smoking is bad for your health; it distracts you, the smoke reduces visibility ...
Aircraft attacking the German bombers should be flying at about 20,000 feet. How did the Hurricane and F4F compare at this altitude?
Very well, because the F4F-3 did not have a two-speed but a two-stage supercharger. Thus she could operate at up to 30,000ft.
The Hurricane would climb faster by some 500ft/min which would make a difference over a comparatively small combat arena like SE England in terms of getting to altitude quickly enough, or not and getting bounced
Her initial climb rate is app. 1,000ft lower than a Wildcats. How much time did she need to 20,000ft? I found info on two websides and they say at least 9 minutes. That would make her a slower climber than the -3 Wildcat.
K5083 - Technical Data Part II - Mk. I
Hawker Hurricane Mk IA - The Air Combat Wiki