Which fighter has the longest range for high-alt escort?

[bj229r]

Dont know how this applies to RL, but in an N, once alt is reached, leave manifold at max, but drop rpms down 2200 or so....lose lil bit of speed, gain TONS of range

[Chalenge]

If you go as high as 30000 ft you will need full power in either plane but you can reduce rpm to conserve fuel.

[bj229r]

If you go as high as 30000 ft you will need full power in either plane but you can reduce rpm to conserve fuel.

Have ever flown an N? I took one (75% gas, at full power, 42 minutes at takeoff) from a 15k base in DA map..went up to 30k...leveled...wepped for 5 min... turned off wep for a few....evened out at 250 indicated (about 410 ground) burning 580 gallons per hour. Dropped rpm's from 2800 to 2200... (NOW at 354 gallons per hour) 5 min later...lost an astounding 2 miles per hour

[Chalenge]

I have flown it but not enough yet... well maybe enough for me. I have Flight Training Manual for the Thunderbolt P-47N and it came with fuel burn tables just like every other AAF Manual. I cant find it at the moment though or I would scan one of the tables and post it.

I keep the P-51 tables handy even though I dont need to refer to them much.