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Originally Posted by *Buzzsaw*
I also checked the Spitfire IA to see if its weight is off. And yes, it is, by 107 lbs, or 49 kgs. The game Spitfire IA with Rotol prop and 100 octane is 2799 kgs, or 6157 lbs. It should weigh 2750 kgs, or 6050 lbs. You can see the weight listed in this document, which shows the weight of a Spit IA with Rotol prop, bullet proof glass and armour plating:
http://www.spitfireperformance.com/n3171.html |
No, the Spitfire is all right, ours have armour plates modelled, which weighted about as much, the test you have shown simply does not have armor plates installed (which no Spitfire had prior to the end of May 1940). The so-called "armor plating over the tank" is in fact just a very slightly thicker aluminium plate over the fuel tank (its more like a deflector plate since it can really stop bullets unless they come in a shallow angle), but the aircraft lacks the pilot's back steel armor plates etc.
So the Spit weight is quite OK.
The Hurricane is well off, good spot.