Radiator/cowling flaps

[fruitbat]

Originally Posted by palidian

No conspiracy theory here, its a fact.


So tell me how a La 5 at 403 mph outruns a F4U1A, at 417MPH, and outruns a P51D at 437mph yet the A6M2 at 410mph gets left behind?

To pick an example,

If your getting outrun by a la5fn, let alone any other la5 in an p51d, then you are doing something seriously wrong, cause i sure don't, not even close.

In game la5 has better acceleration, but its no match for top speeds above 2000m, and even below that the 51 has a small advantage. Above 6000m the speed advantage the 51 has is huge......

Oh, and even if your speeds you've picked out are correct (depending on which test you cherry pick or random book/history channel), what height were they listed at, cause i know they aren't all the same height for each plane

you do know that the same two planes at different altitude can be quicker than each other right?

[palidian]

Originally Posted by fruitbat

To pick an example,

If your getting outrun by a la5fn, let alone any other la5 in an p51d, then you are doing something seriously wrong, cause i sure don't, not even close.

In game la5 has better acceleration, but its no match for top speeds above 2000m, and even below that the 51 has a small advantage. Above 6000m the speed advantage the 51 has is huge......

Oh, and even if your speeds you've picked out are correct (depending on which test you cherry pick or random book/history channel), what height were they listed at, cause i know they aren't all the same height for each plane

you do know that the same two planes at different altitude can be quicker than each other right?

This happens in online games, so tell me what I am doing wrong. I have a hard time getting anywhere close to that speed speed. I have played with the pitch. Cheating could be involved, and that could explain the issue.