FLYBOYJ
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plan_D said:Not nearly as impressive as 50,000 feet per minute which the F.6 Lightning's initial climb rate was!
But a Bearcat is faster in a climb off the mark........
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plan_D said:Not nearly as impressive as 50,000 feet per minute which the F.6 Lightning's initial climb rate was!
DAVIDICUS said:The first and most obvious problem I see with the 3,100fpm initial climb rate for the P-47N is that is is below the widely accepted post paddle blade "D" model climb rate figure which you have cited.
DAVIDICUS said:At 32,000 ft, I have read that the D-9 could only muster 397 mph. The "N" model P-47 could do 467 mph.
Even the "D" model though could do 429mph at that altitude.
syscom3 said:OK, both planes are at 30,000 ft. How much fuel is left in both aircraft and how many minutes of flying remains?
If you dont have much fuel left to fight with, you might as well as stay on the ground.
DAVIDICUS said:One thing we can all agree on is that the 2,800hp "C" series engine was a powerful performance enhancer.
Jank said:According to those tests with the captured 190, the P-47 would also out manuever a Fock Wulf at very low altitudes as well.
Soren said:DAVIDICUS said:Concerning the "M" model, that 4.75 minutes to 20K figure is at WEP.
At MP, it took 5.75 minutes to reach 20K ft.
The Spit's presented climb rate is with boost aswell.
FLYBOYJ said:syscom3 said:OK, both planes are at 30,000 ft. How much fuel is left in both aircraft and how many minutes of flying remains?
If you dont have much fuel left to fight with, you might as well as stay on the ground.
9 or 10 minutes to 30,000 - fuel burn, say about 50-75 GPH full power average both planes, P-47 carries over 300 gallons, -190 D9, 138 gallons, do the math, there's plenty of fuel left!
syscom3 said:FLYBOYJ said:syscom3 said:OK, both planes are at 30,000 ft. How much fuel is left in both aircraft and how many minutes of flying remains?
If you dont have much fuel left to fight with, you might as well as stay on the ground.
9 or 10 minutes to 30,000 - fuel burn, say about 50-75 GPH full power average both planes, P-47 carries over 300 gallons, -190 D9, 138 gallons, do the math, there's plenty of fuel left!
OK.. so the P47 can enter combat with more fuel and can simply fly above the FW and wait untill the FW runs low on fuel and then pounce on it. If the FW manages to elude the P47, then the P47 dives away and zooms for altitude for another try.