P47M's 490mph in level flight?

[columbus]

does AH reflect this same speed?

[Lusche]

Could you elaborate on that 490 mph first?

[Stoney]

They didn't fly that fast in the service condition (at book power settings) in real life.  P-47M in-game matches real-world performance.

[columbus]

based on what i read it could do it at alt,  but reading it did 473/475 mph max.

[Jayhawk]

based on what i read it could do it at alt,  but reading it did 473/475 mph max.

What have you been reading, cite your source please.

[columbus]

just google it .. p47m 490mph .. 

[Jayhawk]

just google it .. p47m 490mph .. 

No, I don't care enough, but if you're going to come on here and talk about what you read, better post some info to back it up.  I'm not doing your research for you.

[Krusty]

I'll make it easy for him....


Just about every link here says otherwise

[columbus]

your not going the research for me  i already told you what i found.

cited from :http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=102586
2. Republic P-47M and P-47N given priority - fast versions of P-47. Development started in November 1942. P-47M enters production July 1943, operational October 1943. Definitive P-47N operational January 1944, replacing the P-47D. P-47M normal top speed is 470 mph, but in emergency boost will do 490 mph. Long-range P-47N normal top speed is slightly slower at 467 mph, but this aircraft has a much longer range than the P-51M and can easily go from England to Poland and back, or loiter over Me262 bases for 2 hours waiting for jets to take off or land.

i usually fly with WEP on anyways,  never hit no where close the stated max of 473mph, unless in a dive.  

[Krusty]

I don't think that guy on that forum knows what he was talking about columbus. 475 is with WEP.


EDIT: Especially since the P-47N was designed for the Pacific Theater, and intended to escort B-29s to Japan and back, NOT loiter over Me262 bases.

[columbus]

idk thats why i am asking thought that was fast. i dont even see 475 mph for that fact. i thought 490 was really moving. but i am guessing this is at 30k and not the 1k-5k i fly at

[bozon]

idk thats why i am asking thought that was fast. i dont even see 475 mph for that fact. i thought 490 was really moving. but i am guessing this is at 30k and not the 1k-5k i fly at

No prop plane flies at 475 at 1-5k alt. Even 400 is something WWII planes were barely capable of in this range.

[Boozeman]

...but i am guessing this is at 30k and not the 1k-5k i fly at

Your guess is correct.

[Jayhawk]

A bit of advice for future research (and this is not meant to be offensive, just good life lessons):  Learn what a reputable source is, and remember that anyone can put something up on the internet, and can even make it look very professional.  You will probably never cite from a forum.  Follow the information.  If what the person is saying has any merit, they will probably also have cited information, this guy did post a link to another page (probably only his own website though) but that link was broken.

You said later that you didn't believe the number was correct, why not just cite the forum and ask outright if this was right or not?  You would have gotten your answer quicker and easier.

There are a lot of guys on here who know what they are talking about, and don't ever think you can trick them by saying something that is not true, you will be eaten alive.  Just a fair warning.

[MiloMorai]

You did sfa research because if you had you would have found this: