VG.34 & Engine Performance - Grok Edition

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Laurelix

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(VG.34-01, the aircraft that first flew 20 January 1940 and was later left at Villacoublay / Toulouse without its engine.)

Empty Weight: ~2,100 kg
Loaded Weight: ~2,740 kg
Wing Area: 14.0 m²
Engine: Hispano-Suiza 12Y-45
Take Off: 935 CV
Nominal: 850CV at SL / 920CV at 4200m

Max Speed: (According to official data)
575km/h at 6200m

Rate of Climb: No Data

Armament:
1 × 20 mm HS-404 (60 rounds total)
4 × 7.5 mm MAC 1934 (3,400 rounds total)

Maximum Safe Dive Limit: ~800km/h IAS

Sources:
* Alan Pelletier, French Fighters of World War II in Action (Squadron/Signal, 2002)

Grok Calculations:

Engine Power Curve:
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Max Speed
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Rate of Climb:
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(the extra tiny extra weight of VG.34 also accounted for vs VG.33)

Estimated Sustained Turn Time, no flaps:
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