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Title: Climb speed chart for Tempest
Post by: F4UDOA on January 11, 2001, 12:12:00 PM: Anybody have one??

Anybody have any performance docs for this bird?

From what I gather so far it may be the king of the hill of all of the "perk" birds below 20K. Very similar performance to F4U-4 except with 4 20mill Hispano's and a very good handling plane as well.

From what I can gather it is also roughly the same size.

9,000lbs empty.
12,000lbs loaded approx.
Wing span 41Ft
Wing area 302ft
legnth33.8ft
Max speed 435MPH@17,500FT
Climb 5 min to 15,000FT
Armament 4 20Mill Hispano cannon

Restricted speed below 12,000FT.
540MPH IAS Considerable higher than the P-51D.

This bird will be almost untouchable below 20K if flown properly. Save your points!!
Title: Climb speed chart for Tempest
Post by: Nath-BDP on January 11, 2001, 12:25:00 PM: 392 mph @ Sea Level.

435 mph @ 17k.

Max rate of climb at Sea Level 4,700 fpm, climb to 20,000 ft in 6 minutes 6 sec.

37lb/sq ft wing loading.
Title: Climb speed chart for Tempest
Post by: fscott on January 11, 2001, 12:42:00 PM: Oh my goodness! Are you correct? 392 mph at sea level? Thats gonna beat the F4u4 as it only brings in 381 mph at sea level. Wow..i'm breathless. That is amazing...

fscott
Title: Climb speed chart for Tempest
Post by: Vermillion on January 11, 2001, 01:33:00 PM: 392mph at SL?

Ok time for the F2G and its 401mph at SL !! (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/biggrin.gif)

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Title: Climb speed chart for Tempest
Post by: funked on January 11, 2001, 02:08:00 PM: Bend over Runstangs and G-10's.
Mr. Hawker's got something for ya!!!
Title: Climb speed chart for Tempest
Post by: F4UDOA on January 11, 2001, 05:19:00 PM: Exactly Verm,

That's why I don't care about the C-Hog. If we get a F2G and F4U-4 it won't matter. The other three possible American perks are the F8F-1, P-51H and P-47N/M.
Title: Climb speed chart for Tempest
Post by: Zigrat on January 11, 2001, 06:11:00 PM: f8f

*slobbers over keyboard*

gimme gimme
Title: Climb speed chart for Tempest
Post by: Jimdandy on January 11, 2001, 06:36:00 PM: With those stats why did it start as an interceptor and then get put into the ground attach role. Is there something in the flight characteristics that would cause it's change in role? Does it's performance drop of markedly with altitude?
Title: Climb speed chart for Tempest
Post by: SKurj on January 11, 2001, 07:21:00 PM: Ground attack.. well likely no lw's left in the air, and every allied aircraft became attack aircraft.
Tho, are you sure you not thinking about the Typhoon Jim?

AKskurj
Title: Climb speed chart for Tempest
Post by: bloom25 on January 11, 2001, 07:52:00 PM: Tempests made a living shooting down V1s and Me262s. (They had around 20 262s to their credit by the end of the war.)

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Title: Climb speed chart for Tempest
Post by: Jimdandy on January 11, 2001, 08:44:00 PM: Quote
Originally posted by SKurj:
Ground attack.. well likely no lw's left in the air, and every allied aircraft became attack aircraft.
Tho, are you sure you not thinking about the Typhoon Jim?

AKskurj
Yes, sorry I got the two swapped around in my head. Ignore the first reply please. (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/biggrin.gif) Thx (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/smile.gif)
I have to warn you all to stop talking about it. It will be perked if we're not carful. (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/smile.gif) Sand bag it a little when you fly it ok. Shhh (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/biggrin.gif)

[This message has been edited by Jimdandy (edited 01-11-2001).]
Title: Climb speed chart for Tempest
Post by: Pongo on January 11, 2001, 09:35:00 PM: Just another plane that would be pretty much imposible to have without the perk system..
Hail Perks! Is that like 50mph faster then many of the birds in the game at SL?
Title: Climb speed chart for Tempest
Post by: SKurj on January 11, 2001, 10:57:00 PM: Quote
Originally posted by Jimdandy:
Yes, sorry I got the two swapped around in my head. Ignore the first reply please. (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/biggrin.gif) Thx (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/smile.gif)
I have to warn you all to stop talking about it. It will be perked if we're not carful. (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/smile.gif) Sand bag it a little when you fly it ok. Shhh (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/biggrin.gif)

Tempest is a definite Perk aircraft. The Typhoon no.

AKskurj

[This message has been edited by Jimdandy (edited 01-11-2001).]
Title: Climb speed chart for Tempest
Post by: marcof on January 12, 2001, 03:21:00 AM: Nice to see that like in R/L things come around again at the start of the war the brits had the best fighter in the form of the Spitfire, and then at the end they had the Tempest.
Title: Climb speed chart for Tempest
Post by: Bombjack on January 12, 2001, 04:22:00 AM: Horses for courses Marco, the Tempest would have been pants for escorting bombers (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/smile.gif)
Title: Climb speed chart for Tempest
Post by: Harlequin on January 12, 2001, 08:16:00 AM: Gday,
Looking at a some info on the Tempest V, as I understand it, it has a wing loading 44.8 lb./sq/ft (the Tempest mk I has 37.4 lb.sq.ft).
Can I erk out another 1 m.p.h, flight records indicate 436 m.p.h at 18,500 hehehe (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/smile.gif) but around 430mph is average.
Of the other Tempest models,
the mk I at 472 mph @approx 18,000 (prototype)
the mk II at 442 mph @15,200
the mk VI at 438 mph @17,800 (wing load 45.5)
Roll rate on Mk V 80 deg/sec (50 pound stick force)
Based on Unit claims, Tempests destroyed 7 Me262 (+2 damaged). They did however claim 115 Fw 190s (+3 damaged).
Sweet aircraft (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/smile.gif)
Harlequin