Aircraft Performance

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Originally Posted by usagold2004

I recently did some testing of some IL2 aircraft and thought I'd post it for others and see if anyone else had data to share...

I did level flight tests at maximum continuous power with boost that would not over heat the engine. I did a pull to the vertical (80-90 degrees) for a zoom climb to stall. Airspeeds are Indicated Airspeeds, not True Airspeeds.

Level @ 20k - Zoom Climb
Bf 109 G10 265 mph - to 25k
FW 190 A8 250 mph - to 24k
P 51 D 270 mph - to 25k
Spit 9e 250 mph - to 24k
La 7 3B20 285 mph - to 25k+

they all seemed to be relatively close to data I could find on the internet (wiki) except the La7 which seemed to be significantly too high.

**I just recently found this site with real test data http://www.wwiiaircraftperformance.org/
*** here is a site if you are interested in how to calculate TAS and other stuff http://www.scenery.org/faq_aviation.htm

Nothing new. The LA7 has always been known to perform better than it does in real life. Ask your self this question. What country produces the LA7 and what country was this flight sim developed in?

If you go looking hard enough you will find out there are many many flaws with several of the airplanes.

It's been ignored for years.