1C Team Questions and Requests (closed)

[NaBkin]

Q: Are you aware of the fact that the Speed Gauges in almost every planes indicate 5% - 15% too slow speed?

I´ve been doing some tests for navigation. Basically I wanted to figure out the time I have to fly for a certain distance.

So I did this test in FMB (no wind, 100 meters hight):

Time: 3 minutes (0.05h)
Speed: 250 Km/h IAS
(on this low alt and speed TAS/IAS shouldn´t make a big difference on a regular day I suppose)

So after the math is done (250km/h x 0.05h) the flown distance should be exactely 12.5 Km

I did the test several times with several axis planes and everytime the actual flown distance is 14,5 Km (that indicates a speed of somewhere around 285 Km/h).

Tests from other players had been done and the result is that speed gauge from Spit indicates even 15% too slow speed and Me109 about 5% too slow speed.

-> If a Spit and a Me109 fly at the exact same (indicated!) speed, say 250Km/h, they don't fly the same distance in the same time!!


See full thread here:
http://forum.1cpublishing.eu/showthread.php?t=34449