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Originally Posted by pstyle

Hi kufurst, any chance you can link me to the records of the 109e maintaining 500kph in level flight at sealevel. Sorry if you've posted this before. Ta.

Edit; sorry I see you never stated sea level. My mistake. Unless SL means sea level, and not STRAIGHT Line?

Originally Posted by Osprey

I am interested in the link you are referring to for the 109 too because I think the 109E in HSFX may be too slow, but I want a proper flight test,

Here it is. It is as proper as a flight test can get. In fact, its the most detailed performance test I have seen so far. http://kurfurst.org/Performance_test...w_109V15a.html

Of particular interest, translated from the paper.

Condition of the airframe :

The surface was painted after the serial production standard. The engine cowling was still rough, exhaust manifolds (DB-type, made at BFW) were lacking top cover. 2 Cowl- and wing-MGs were installed. Antenna wire. Undercarriage retracted, tailwheel out. For air intake, see the reports drawings.

Radiator cooler flaps were 1/4 open. Coolant temperature observed as constant 90 degrees Celsius.
Oil cooler flaps were closed. Oil temperature observed as 62/82 degrees Celsius.'

Speed was measured on the four-way flight track in Haunstetten. Altiude trials were performed near Augsburg airfield.

Measured speed for 0 m was 493 kph at 1,33ata. The engine was measured on test bench, and was found to develop 45 PS less than the guaranteed nominal output at 1,35 ata, so the flight results were corrected (see Blatt 5 for calculations) to the nominal engine ratings and German Standard day : 498 km/h at 0 m (CINA) at 1.35ata..

Originally Posted by Osprey

I have some good news for you though. 1946 HSFX patch 15 just fixed the Hurricane I and Spitfire I FM's to the speeds we talk about here. They are bang on the RAE tests using 12lbs. Fantastic news don't you think? !

It is, actually. Given that the complete lack of + 12 lbs tests, the likely farce but not unreasonable RAE "test" paper is the only source the FM modellers can use.

not some calculation which Willie cooked his books in order to win a big fat order from his pal Hitler.

You see the problem with this kind of thought is that after Willie would have won that big fat order, he would also have to deliver some 4000 aircraft and each will be tested by the German Air Ministry for specs. If they are not capable being withing plus/minus five percent of the figures Willie promised, Willie won't get a single Pfenning, which doesn't sound like a very good deal.