Author Topic: Perfect "what if" plane (Read 2869 times)

Wilbus · « **Reply #15 on:** December 02, 2005, 05:27:42 PM »

Smidsy just giving you some info about it, not making fun of you

Karnak · « **Reply #16 on:** December 02, 2005, 05:35:30 PM »

De Haviland Hornet was over 470mph as well.

Pooface · « **Reply #17 on:** December 02, 2005, 06:33:24 PM »

not forgetting the modern russian tupolev. worls fastest prop plane, its above 575mph for sure. apparently some jets need to go to afterburners to keep up, yikes!

Bronk · « **Reply #18 on:** December 02, 2005, 06:55:55 PM »

Ok shouldn't this be limited to piston/prop and no turbo prop aircraft.

Also the record is held by a striped down f8f bearcat ,528 mph.

Bronk

Widewing · « **Reply #19 on:** December 02, 2005, 08:23:44 PM »

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Originally posted by SMIDSY
ok, fastest piston engined plane to see service EVER.

Nope...P-47M could do 475-480 and the P-51H was capable of 487 mph.

More Trabants have raced at Le Mans, than Do 335s that saw combat.

My regards,

Widewing

Widewing · « **Reply #20 on:** December 02, 2005, 08:26:12 PM »

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Originally posted by Bronk
Ok shouldn't this be limited to piston/prop and no turbo prop aircraft.

Also the record is held by a striped down f8f bearcat ,528 mph.

Bronk

That was an average speed. Rarebear managed 541 mph on the downwind leg of the record run.

My regards,

Widewing

Widewing · « **Reply #21 on:** December 02, 2005, 08:27:50 PM »

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Originally posted by Widewing
That was an average speed. Rarebear managed 541 mph on the downwind leg of the record run.

I forgot to mention that this speed run was done at low level, under 1,000 feet.

My regards,

Widewing

gnubee · « **Reply #22 on:** December 02, 2005, 10:38:57 PM »

FYI all you Do335 fans...
The Air & Space museum annex out by Dulles Air port in Washington has one of these bad boys...
I's a beautiful plane...but I was struck by its size. It's quite a bit larger than a FW-190F8 and P-47D(40?) which are parked directly accross from it.

frank3 · « **Reply #23 on:** December 03, 2005, 01:19:14 AM »

Well the P-38 and P-47 proved that size actually did not matter, the bigger the better

SMIDSY · « **Reply #24 on:** December 03, 2005, 03:40:25 AM »

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Originally posted by frank3
Well the P-38 and P-47 proved that size actually did not matter, the bigger the better

I'll drink to that!

frank3 · « **Reply #25 on:** December 03, 2005, 03:43:55 AM »

In the case of booze, the size DOES matter though

SMIDSY · « **Reply #26 on:** December 03, 2005, 05:23:51 AM »

GIN!!! CANADIAN WHISKEY!! VODKA!!! SAKE!!! WOOT TOOT!! GOOD TIMES!!!

frank3 · « **Reply #27 on:** December 03, 2005, 06:29:50 AM »

Too bad they removed the bottle of liquer out of the P-38...

SMIDSY · « **Reply #28 on:** December 03, 2005, 07:06:38 AM »

no, it was a flask. the bottle is in the L-Gays.

Kurt · « **Reply #29 on:** December 04, 2005, 01:40:50 AM »

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Originally posted by Widewing
That was an average speed. Rarebear managed 541 mph on the downwind leg of the record run.

My regards,

Widewing

Wow, I'm glad someone mentioned the Bearcat so I didn't have to risk being a fool...

Anyhow, it is my understanding that the F8F bearcat is the fastest non-jet aircraft ever produced and I'm glad I wasn't alone.