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Title: how come
Post by: jon on October 15, 2005, 12:34:16 PM

how come mine only does 360 at sea level
http://www.vought.com/heritage/products/html/f4u-1spec.html

Title: how come
Post by: Krusty on October 15, 2005, 12:43:59 PM

Because that webpage is wrong.

EDIT: Further evidence the page is wrong: They can't even do basic math:

"Internal fuel  (273 gal) plus two 150-gal drop tanks = standard maximum fuel (537 gal)."

273 + (150 x 2) = 573

Title: how come
Post by: Larry on October 15, 2005, 02:15:55 PM

LMAO 425mph get real.

Title: how come
Post by: Golfer on October 15, 2005, 03:22:48 PM

425mph is 370kts.  Sounds about right.

Title: how come
Post by: Meyer on October 15, 2005, 03:27:29 PM

at SL? I don't think so...

Title: how come
Post by: justin_g on October 16, 2005, 05:18:08 AM

funny, 425mph is about the top speed at altitude(20,000ft). Obvious typo. 537gal, 573gal? Hmm...