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Title: Design load limits
Post by: MiloMorai on September 05, 2007, 06:59:29 AM

What was the max design Gs of WW2 a/c?

fighters:
P-51, P-47, P-38. F4F, F6F, F4U
Hurricane, Spitfire
Me109, Fw 190
Zeke, Ki-84. Ki-61
La-5/7, Yaks

bombers:
B-17, B-24, A-20, B-25, B-26
Wellington, Halifax, Lancaster
Ju-88, Ju-87, He 177
Betty
Il-2, DB-3

Title: Design load limits
Post by: Karnak on September 05, 2007, 09:48:09 AM

I can dig this up fopr Mossies when I get home I think.

Title: Design load limits
Post by: Neil Stirling on September 05, 2007, 10:16:12 AM

Ultimate Fight Factors from the Aircraft Performance Data book AVIA 28/ 3030.

Hurricane IIC 7,600lbs 10.7
Spit IX 7,240lbs 10
Typhoon 1B 10,600lbs 11.5
Tempest V 12,000lbs 14

Tomahawk 7,650lbs 12*
Aircobra 8,170lbs 12*
Thunderbolt ? 12*
Mustang 7,836lbs 12*

Seafire IIIc 7,300lbs 9.9
Martlet V 7,000lbs 11*
Hellcat 11,000lbs 13.5*

Whirlwind 10,200lbs 10
Beaufighter X 25,120lbs 8.5
Mossi IIf 18,500lbs 8
Lightning 14,450lbs 11.2

Wellington X 36,500lbs 4.2
Boston 19,750lbs 6*
Lancaster I 63,000lbs 4.5
Fortress 53,200lbs 4.2
Liberator III 56,000lbs 4

Quote from the table.

"Factors marked with an asterisk (*) are specification factors. Others are approx achieved factors."

Neil.