p51 garbage

[Zatoichi_Sanjuro]

Originally Posted by BigBear45

Well heres one more out of spite.

Yeah, it's a flying bucket in BoP.

[Voyager]

Well, as I understand it, BoP is still using the Il-2 engine, which was optimized for a much lower, slower flight regime, as well as the unitank fuel system. The P-51D is really best when it's high, fast, and the seat tank is empty, none of which really work well in the current engine. I suspect we will have to wait until the BoB engine before we have a good P-51.

Addendum: It would be interesting to see how an Allison Mustang handled in the Il-2 engine, though.

[King Jareth]

One thing in its favour its got

the WEP of the GODS

i read P51's could handle long periods of WEP during real flights so tried it on a training mission and had it on for a good 5 minutes without stopping.

[Wissam24]

Yeah, it had literally 5 minutes of WEP time. In real life

[King Jareth]

Got atleast 6 minutes out of it a second time and hit 630kph in level flight at 4000m (simulation mode).

[Wissam24]

Playing Sim the other day, in a Spit I reached a dive of 523 mph, without the plane breaking up, I simply ran out of sky

[Mr_Steven]

go dogfight a 109 in a P51D at 30000 feet then come tell me it sucks.