Interesting article on WWI fighter performance

[maxy]

it will be interesting to see how many people will rip the wings off these rag covered crates "cant wait"

[Saurdaukar]

I'll be interested to see how torque is modelled in planes like the camel with regards to control inputs.

As am I.

Admittedly, my interest in the WWI arena is only mild; but I am hoping that the planes are extraordinarily difficult to fly at 100% effectiveness.  A super-steep learning curve would be a fine element, IMO.

[BnZs]

The theoretical speeds for the fastest and tightest turns for these aircraft fall BELOW the stall speeds.  Therefore, the maximum turn rate and tightest turn is calculated at the stall speed in a turn.

This simply cannot be correct.

[CptTrips]

This simply cannot be correct.

That was my reaction.  Still can't wrap my head around what that means.  I'd love to see some other data/sources.

Regards,
Wab

[BnZs]

Right...highest rate of turn occurs at the minimum speed that the airplane can pull max allowable Gs, so I haven't the foggiest what this is referring to.

[FLS]

That was my reaction.  Still can't wrap my head around what that means.  I'd love to see some other data/sources.

Regards,
Wab

I believe you can think of it as an explanation of why you can turn faster and tighter in a relaxed realism arena where you don't stall.

[Charge]

"The DVII was specifically called out in the Treaty of Versailles to be specifically destroyed (first time for any aircraft)."

They obviously figured out a way to go around this clause... 

From Wiki:

The United States evaluated 142 captured examples.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fokker_D.VII

Thats a mighty evaluation program. 

-C+

[wetrat]

Is it strange that I was more interested in the formulas in that pdf than I was any actual information about these planes?