Originally posted by Saxman Somewhere around here someone posted the report of an actual "aggressor" test between the 190, F4U and F6F, and the F4U generally pwned the 190.
Originally posted by Saxman RofL. It's like magic. Mention "someone has flight test data" and *poof* Widewing appears with a link. It's too bad they didn't list the BuNo for the F4U involved in the test. Would have been interesting to know if this was a birdcage, or a 1A with the improved engine. I noticed at the end the test specified the F4U was fit with the original factory-installed toothpick prop, not the paddle prop aircraft in the field were being equipped with. I'd say the improvement in acceleration and climb that would provide should only up the pwnage the F4U has over the 190.Downside is, if Pappy tries to use this document to prove his point he's bound to get nay-sayers complaining because it was a test run by Allied pilots so MUST be slanted for propaganda!
Originally posted by Widewing Did you happen to notice that this test recorded a maximum speed of 391 mph TAS for the F6F-3? Meanwhile, our more powerful, cleaner F6F-5 does only 386 mph TAS... Time to fix that, I think.My regards,Widewing
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Originally posted by Stang Is there any way to fix it accurately, though? If what I've read here and eslwhere is correct, the pitot tube on the F6 did not measure its speed correctly. Can we go by heresay evidence that it was able to keep up with the F4u when they flew together? I hope there is a quantifyable way to prove it. Otherwise I doubt we get a faster F6F-5.
