Fruitbat, fw190A8 has extra exhaust thrust when max level fly at sea level. So fw190a8 could achieve 580 km/h with the help of (1950HP*0.8+exhaust thrust).


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580km/h is quite a high speed, so fw190 A8 is boosted by more than 2000HP.

P47 loses its exhaust thrust due to exhaust turbocharger.

The Fw 190 A-8 entered production in February 1944, powered either by the standard BMW 801 D-2 or the 801Q (also known as 801TU). The 801Q/TU, with the "T" signifying a Triebwerksanlage unitized powerplant installation, was a standard 801D with improved, thicker armour on the front annular cowling, which also incorporated the oil tank, upgraded from 6 mm (.24 in) on earlier models to 10 mm (.39 in). Changes introduced in the Fw 190 A-8 also included the C3-injection Erh?hte Notleistung emergency boost system to the fighter variant of the Fw 190 A (a similar system with less power had been fitted to some earlier Jabo variants of the 190 A), raising power to 1,980 PS (1,953 hp, 1,456 kW) for a short time. The Erh?hte Notleistung system operated by spraying additional fuel into the fuel/air mix, cooling it and allowing higher boost pressures to be run, but at the cost of much higher fuel consumption. From the A-8 on, Fw 190s could be fitted with a new paddle-bladed wooden propeller, easily identified by its wide blades with curved tips

http://www.wwiiaircraftperformance.o...en-1-10-44.jpg

So fw190a8 drag coefficient is no less than 0.2790.

Or we could calculate the loaded weight fw190A8, that's 4500kg.


when dive in 45 degree, let the new equilirium speed as V:

new engine thrust should be 7231*(161/V)

m*g* sin(45)+t=d*V^2

4500*9.8*0.707+7231*(161/V)=0.2790*V^2

thus

v^3-111752V-4172728=0

Finally, we get V=352m/s=1267km/h>1232.6km/h. Slightly bigger than a 6-ton P47D. If we use a 7-ton P47D, again, P47 has more equilibrium speed.

So, the aircraft weight plays a important role in a 45 degree dive.

Blackberry, the reason i posted the charts i did, is because the weights you are using appear to be off.

empty is 3050, max load is 4272 for a standard A8, it also lists the HP as 1700.

how you want to interpret that is up to you.

Oh, you might want to rethink your view on available HP at altitude, @5,700m it increases the engine power to 1,440HP at sea level it does what you say, but your not going to be diving much at sea level me thinks!

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y29...1Jun061537.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y29...2Jun061537.jpg

as for when the A8 was produced, i am well aware, this may interest you regarding production.

factory produced, serial numbers, numbers and dates.

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y29...3Jun061539.jpg

See my edited post. Fw190A8 is Notleistung emergency boost system which produce 1953HP, I use 1980HP in calculation. There is some exhaust boost(bigger than 27HP at high speed). 578km/h, I use 580km/h.

So fw190a8 drag coefficient is no less than 0.2790

Ok, let's be more accurate with 4272kg

when dive in 45 degree, let the new equilirium speed as V:

new engine thrust should be 7231*(161/V)

m*g* sin(45)+t=d*V^2

4272*9.8*0.707+7231*(161/V)=0.2790*V^2

thus

v^3-106090V-4172728=0

Finally, we get V=344m/s=1238km/h. roughly euqal to 1232.6km of 6-ton P47D.

1)There should be 100HP+ exhaust boost for fw190A8@580km/h@SL, so darg efficienct should be more than 0.2790.

2) max load is 4272kg for a standard A8, max load is 8000kg for a standard P47D, even with 7-ton weight, P47D could also has higher equilirium speed.

I just compare P47D and fw190A8 at sea level.

If we compare the data at 7000m altitude, P47D has more advantage because fw190a8 lose a lot of engine output there while P47D is still 2000-2300HP.

Furthermore, the air density is only 1/2-1/3 of sea level, and aircrafts should maintain a longer time at high speed above Vmax. It's more easy to dive to a high Mach number where the 4-blade propeller has efficiency advantage.

BTW, german broad chord 3-blade propeller loses 8% efficiency at Vmax compared with old 3-blade. Therefore, allied 4-blade prop should has more efficiency than german new wide blades. not 80% vs 80%, that's sth. 85% vs 75% at Vmax.

To sum up, at 7000m, a high speed diving P47D is more dreadful than at sea level.

Yes it does as does the lower drag of the FW-190.

If you use Take Off Weights, the equilibrium speed of the FW-190 is higher than the P47.

It does not matter though as neither aircraft can achieve equilibrium velocity as they are dynamic pressure and mach limited.

The P47 always has higher limits.

Yes his weights are off and it makes a big difference. Thanks for catching that.

No but don't think of it as sea level. It is EAS when we use sea level performance. Adjust it for density effects and it becomes actual performance.

As such it is good approximation of Indicated Airspeeds and delivers a very good prediction of the performance trends you should see.

At SL @1.42ata@2700U/min with allowance for dynamic pressure gains at equivilent airspeeds.

The 2300 hp for the R-2800 is at War Emergency Power and the 1980 hp for the BMW801D2 is at Erhohte Notleistung 1.58ata@2700U/min.

You will not be comparing fighters....

You guys need a weight and balance chart for the P47 series?

I'd be very interested in seeing one thanks:)

for the FW to clarify, is it 1,980 PS or 1,980hp?

this has turned into a very interesting thread imo.:cool:

That is Horsepower.

http://img805.imageshack.us/img805/4...andbalance.png

BTW at the velocity we are talking about, the conversion form PS to HP is really irrelevant.

Thanks for posting the weight and balance chart:cool: