Demo P-51 and Spitfire Top Speed

[ryan2107]

Based on this information it seems pretty close to reality.

http://www.wwiiaircraftperformance.o...tical-inc2.pdf

Here is the tactical trial that links to the above page

http://www.wwiiaircraftperformance.o...al-trials.html

[monyetension]

Originally Posted by ryan2107

Based on this information it seems pretty close to reality.

http://www.wwiiaircraftperformance.o...tical-inc2.pdf

Here is the tactical trial that links to the above page

http://www.wwiiaircraftperformance.o...al-trials.html

whoaa...now that solid

[TexRoadkill]

The saitek stick is worth the money, at least in the few days I've had it. Some of the buttons are in inconvenient places so it's best for sim mode where there is no target zoom anyway. It's WAY better then just using the Xbox controller if you can find a comfortable way to support it.

The trim button fixes the trim based on your current attitude. Try to get the plane as level as you can with whatever nose position you want and hit the Trim button. It will lock in the trim based on that. It usually takes me a few trys to lock it in closer and closer to level flight.

[Marchochias]

Thanks much for the tips guys.

That said, has anyone been able to exceed 300 mph in level flight in either the P-51 or the Spitfire?

Considering that late model P-51s could easily exceed 400 mph in level flight, it seems somewhat unrealistic that the in-game model can't seem to break 250 mph.

[BadKarmaSutra96]

I was told that the later model P51's had an entirely different engine (A Rolls Royce if I remember correctly) than the first few models. The upgraded engine greatly improved their speed and ceiling in the later stages of the war.

But, I'm neither an airplane nut or a history buff so I wouldn't be surprised to be corrected in a later post.

[David603]

You are right. The first Mustang, the P51A, was fitted with an Allison engine, which was good enough at low altitude but lacked supercharging and therefore had poor performance at high altitude. The plane in the demo is the later P51D Mustang which had an American built version of the Rolls Royce Merlin engine.

[Marchochias]

Originally Posted by David603

You are right. The first Mustang, the P51A, was fitted with an Allison engine, which was good enough at low altitude but lacked supercharging and therefore had poor performance at high altitude. The plane in the demo is the later P51D Mustang which had a Rolls Royce Merlin engine.

A Merlin equipped P51D could easily exceed 400 mph in level flight, right?

I can't even get past 250 in the game, though. Am I missing something with the throttle controls? WEP seems to make no different from 100% thrust with acceleration.