Fighters in focus - SPEED

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Originally Posted by mottom

I did a similar list for sea level speeds some time ago. Some results are from 4.07m, others from 4.08m. What I have seen the results from DKoor and mine are withing 1%.

BF109 G2---------------545
BF109 G2---------------540 Radiator 2
BF109 G2---------------535 Radiator 4
BF109 G2---------------533 Radiator 6
BF109 G2---------------529 Radiator 8
BF109 G2---------------526 Radiator Open
BF109 G2---------------526 Radiator Auto
BF109 G2---------------528

Interesting stuff on the radiator`s drag effect. For comparison with RL tested data for radiator drag on a Bf 109G-1, please see my site :

http://kurfurst.allaboutwarfare.com/...les/blatt9.jpg

It seems the radiator has very little effect on drag state compared to real life..