Analysis of real life 109E performance for CloD

I personally do not think that any plane should be modelled after some specifications. However seeing the dispersion of the test results one wonders why the 109 can only do 450 kph (pre-patch) at sea level and from what I read will do only 467 kph with the new patch.

Seems completely arbitrary to set it to 467.

To my understanding IvanK's graph shows a 109 with Rolls Royce radiators (because the original ones were damaged during the forced landing of the 109?) and which is well below in altitude speed than the French test.

[fruitbat]

pffft, everyone knows the 109E climbed better than an Electric Lightning, turned better than an Albatross, and had super cruise.

[Ernst]

The criticism on the Me flight tests is valid. Then the same criticism should be applied on R.A.E tests of the spitfires and hurricanes too, right?

[von Brühl]

Originally Posted by 41Sqn_Stormcrow

I personally do not think that any plane should be modelled after some specifications. However seeing the dispersion of the test results one wonders why the 109 can only do 450 kph (pre-patch) at sea level and from what I read will do only 467 kph with the new patch.

Seems completely arbitrary to set it to 467.

To my understanding IvanK's graph shows a 109 with Rolls Royce radiators (because the original ones were damaged during the forced landing of the 109?) and which is well below in altitude speed than the French test.

Strange, I can only get 430kph level flight after the patch, anyone else confirm 467? I didn't see the 109s speed in the patch release notes, so thought it hadn't been fixed yet.

354mp/h also seems to agree with the Basic Flight Manual, Military Intellegence, Identification of German Aircraft published in 1942 by the War Department March 11, 1942 (page 16). It lists the 109Fs at 380mp/h.



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Even more reinforcement is the ranges, first I've seen comparative ranges in a time period specification. If it's top speed is truly 470kph, then 322mph in range would have to be diving, and it could hardly dive 540miles without starting in space!