I'm asking because I'm looking through performance charts, and I'm adding the numbers and I'm getting figures that make absolutely no sense whatsoever. I'm curious how they factored in these varaibles.
Here's some examples...
F.36/34
Notes: Hawker Hurricane Prototype
Weight: 5672 lbs
Climb Trials
ALT ......R/C..............TAS................IAS................PEC & CEC...CAS
0'.............2550 fpm.....151.5 mph.....150.0 mph.....+1.5.....0.0.....151.5?
1000'.......2600 fpm.....154....mph.....150.0 mph.....+1.5.....0.0.....151.5?
2000'.......2650 fpm.....156....mph.....150.0 mph.....+1.5.....0.0.....151.5?
3000'.......2710 fpm.....158.5 mph.....150.0 mph.....+1.5.....0.0.....151.5?
5000'.......2810 fpm.....163.5 mph.....150.0 mph.....+1.5.....0.0.....151.5?
6500'.......2880 fpm.....167....mph.....150.0 mph.....+1.5.....0.0.....151.5?
7600'.......2950 fpm.....170.//mph.....150.0 mph....+1.5.......0.0.....151.5?
10000'.....2680 fpm.....173.5 mph.....148.0 mph.....+1.6....-0.5
13000'.....2370 fpm.....177.5 mph.....144.0 mph.....+1.9....-0.5
15000'.....2150 fpm.....181....mph.....142.0 mph.....+2.0....-0.5
16500'.....2000 fpm.....183....mph.....140.0 mph.....+2.1....-0.5
18500'.....1840 fpm.....186.5 mph.....139.0 mph.....+2.2....-0.5
20000'.....1620 fpm.....189.5 mph.....136.5 mph.....+2.3....-0.5
23000'.....1310 fpm.....195....mph.....133.0 mph.....+2.5....-0.5
26000'.......990 fpm.....199.5 mph.....129.5 mph.....+2.7....-0.5
28000'.......790 fpm.....204....mph.....127.5 mph.....+2.9....-0.5
30000'.......570 fpm.....208....mph.....125.0 mph.....+3.0....-0.5
Speed Trials
ALT.......\.TAS................IAS................PEC & CEC.....CAS
0'.............253....mph.....258....mph.....-4.9 -0.0...........253.1 mph?
1000'.......257.5 mph.....259....mph.....-5.0 -0.0...........252.5 mph?
2000'.......261.5 mph---.259....mph.....-5.0 -0.0...........254....mph?
3000'.......265.5 mph.....259....mph.....-5.0 -0.3...........253.7 mph?
5000'.......274....mph.....258.5 mph.....-5.0 -0.6...........252.5 mph?
6500'.......280.5 mph.....258.5 mph.....-5.0 -1.0...........252.5 mph?
10000'.....295.5 mph.....257.5 mph.....-4.9 -1.7...........250.9 mph?
13000'.....308....mph.....246....mph.....-4.2 -1.9...........239.9 mph?
15000'.....314....mph.....243....mph.....-4.0 -2.2...........236.8 mph?
16200'.....315....mph.-.-239....mph-.-.-3.7 -2.4........\\232.9 mph?
16500'.....315....mph.....237.5 mph.....-3.7 -2.4...........231.4 mph?
18000'.....313.5 mph.....231....mph.....-3.3 -2.5...........225.3 mph?
20000'.....311....mph.....222....mph.....-2.7 -2.5...........216.8 mph?
23000'.....306....mph.....207.5 mph.....-1.9 -2.5...........203.2 mph?
26000'.....298.5 mph.....192.5 mph.....-1.0 -2.5...........189....mph?
28000'.....291.5 mph.....185....mph.....-0.4 -2.5...........182.1 mph?
30000'.....282.5 mph.....170....mph\\\.+0.3 -2.4...........167.9 mph?
I'm not sure if these PEC & CEC correction figures are right... CAS was not listed, so I'm just applying the numbers as I estimate them to be. However, I'm not sure if I'm applying the numbers wrong