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That is a ground speed of 508-515mph. The speed was worked out with the help of Fw test pilot Kneemeier after the flight.Leutnant Hagedorn (still alive and I have a signed bookplate via Weisenr from him), flew Yellow 2 on 2 February 45 while in III./JG 301 along with pilots Bübi Blum and Hauptman Benno Rühe. Hagedorn says they flew to 43,290 feet and flew at an incredible speed of 508-515 mph. "I'd never had such a fast aircraft under my behind in all my life".
Ground speed equals TAS.
In zero wind conditions ofcourse..
I doubt they were flying with the wind during all those speed runs.
my understanding is YES there were many test reports as III./JG 301 besides Bruno Stolles test Kommando which trained III. gruppe pilots with of course minimal training - hop in take er for a spin. As to where the reports have fallen ? probably along with many important docs of 1945 in one of those 12 ton trucks vapourized near Berlin.
You're right Davparlr, hit myself on the head with that one
Just for fun here fellow forum travellers... How would a Ta-152C get on in a Reno Air race?
Would it have the manevourability to make it easy to get through the gates at that speed?
Probably would cost an obscene amount of $$ to make a flyable exact replica like they have done with the Me 262....