Fiat G.55/l

[Krusty]

Alpini, I don't think you have a good grasp on things. There's a difference between genuinely creative repairs processes and "just randomly cobbling stuff together"....

You seem to think that the chaos at war's end means lack of production. That's not the case.

Getting back on target here:

The G.55 used the same engine as the C.205. The C.205 was cleared for WEP even in 1943. Therefore the G.55 was cleared for WEP. There was no kit or modification, it was simply higher settings that the Italian engine (IT built clone of the DB601) was allowed to run on for a limited 5-minute duration.

[Butcher]

Sure is a plane I would love to see

[Slade]

+ 1 

[icepac]

One plane.......

Five b29 victims in one night

[Debrody]

One plane.......

Five b29 victims in one night

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what the hell is that plane?
looks like a japaneese copy of the 110 with a single tail and the ki-84's radials.

[mbailey]

what the hell is that plane?
looks like a japaneese copy of the 110 with a single tail and the ki-84's radials.

Nakajima J1N Gekko / IRVING

http://www.aviastar.org/air/japan/nakajima_j1n.php

[MAINER]

One plane.......

Five b29 victims in one night

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A B-29 could outrun that thing it only does 315

[Karnak]

A B-29 could outrun that thing it only does 315

Unlike AH, bombers didn't run at full power, even in combat.

[Butcher]

A B-29 could outrun that thing it only does 315

Not sure what information you are looking at but it does 417 with wep at Alt.

[Karnak]

Not sure what information you are looking at but it does 417 with wep at Alt.

I'd be astounded if that were the case.  No Japanese fighter, to my knowledge, broke 400mph in level flight during WWII.  There is a chance some Ki-84s did, but I've seen no documentation of it.  Certainly an early war twin engined fighter did not.

315-330mph sounds about right for the J1N1.

[Butcher]

I'd be astounded if that were the case.  No Japanese fighter, to my knowledge, broke 400mph in level flight during WWII.  There is a chance some Ki-84s did, but I've seen no documentation of it.  Certainly an early war twin engined fighter did not.

315-330mph sounds about right for the J1N1.

Wrong thread bud.

[icepac]

They do it the same way I catch b29s and ar234s with a 110g.

Climb to 34k feet and perform a 500fpm descent when you get visibility of the b29s.

For the ar234 you need to really maximize the efficiency of your chase such that they run out of altitude while you are still at 15k feet and you can close on them as they fly level at sea level.

[Butcher]

They do it the same way I catch b29s and ar234s with a 110g.

Climb to 34k feet and perform a 500fpm descent when you get visibility of the b29s.

For the ar234 you need to really maximize the efficiency of your chase such that they run out of altitude while you are still at 15k feet and you can close on them as they fly level at sea level.

b29s are extremely tough challange in chasing, I once had the dubious fun of escorting "air spawned" b29s and above 25k a Hellcat was easily outran, we couldn't climb and stay with them while the defending force was already well above the bombers and waiting.

[Tyrannis]

One plane.......

Five b29 victims in one night

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If its anything like all the other jap fighters, 1 20mm from the b29s tail gun will set that thing burning.

[skorpion]

+1