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Offline BUG_EAF322

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« Reply #30 on: January 31, 2002, 10:19:44 AM »
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Offline Tac

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« Reply #31 on: January 31, 2002, 12:37:59 PM »
BUG!!!! Did you come back or not? You using a new online handle?


BTW, Did the "P-38 i " ever exist? I see it hops from F to G to H to J... where's the I ? :)

Offline Widewing

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« Reply #32 on: January 31, 2002, 12:46:10 PM »
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Originally posted by Tac
BUG!!!! Did you come back or not? You using a new online handle?


BTW, Did the "P-38 i " ever exist? I see it hops from F to G to H to J... where's the I ? :)


The letter I was not used in designations due to the problem of being confused with the number 1. Likewise for the letter O/number 0.

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Offline Vermillion

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« Reply #33 on: January 31, 2002, 03:27:44 PM »
BigCrate, from my P-38 Pilots Manual

Pilots Flight Operating Instructions for Army Models P-38H series, P-38J series, P-38L-1 , L-5, and F-5B Airplanes. from Aviation Publications, ISBN # 0-87994-019-0

P-38H:  Combat weight of 16,100 lbs; 178 mph climb speed; 54" HG and 3000 RPM; Engine models V-1710-89 & V-1710-91

P-38J:  Combat weight of 17,400 lbs; 180 mph climb speed; 54" HG and 3000 RPM; Engine models V-1710-89 & V-1710-91

P-38L:  Combat weight of 17,400 lbs; 180 mph climb speed; 54" HG and 3000 RPM; Engine models V-1710-111 & V-1710-113



                 P-38H          P-38J          P-38
SL-5k           3500            3200          3200
5k-10k          3400            3100          3100
10k-15k         3200            2900          2900
15k-25k         2500            2400          2400
25k-35k         1200            1000          1000



From what I can see your data most closely matches the climbrate of a P-38H.

Also note that the P-38L in Aces High has a normal loaded weight of 17,500 lbs (from the help page) which is just 100 lbs different from the loaded weight of my pilots manual.  And your loaded weight is closest to that of the P-38H.

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« Reply #34 on: January 31, 2002, 08:05:21 PM »
Yup the climb is right on in AH for the L model.. I'll shut up now:)

CW