Anybody have one??
Anybody have any performance docs for this bird?
From what I gather so far it may be the king of the hill of all of the "perk" birds below 20K. Very similar performance to F4U-4 except with 4 20mill Hispano's and a very good handling plane as well.
From what I can gather it is also roughly the same size.
9,000lbs empty.
12,000lbs loaded approx.
Wing span 41Ft
Wing area 302ft
legnth33.8ft
Max speed 435MPH@17,500FT
Climb 5 min to 15,000FT
Armament 4 20Mill Hispano cannon
Restricted speed below 12,000FT.
540MPH IAS Considerable higher than the P-51D.
This bird will be almost untouchable below 20K if flown properly. Save your points!!