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Title: A Surprise!
Post by: AKcurly on March 07, 2001, 02:58:00 AM: Load the plane with 50% fuel, lightest ammo loadout. Place it on the runway, apply WEP
and mark time until it reaches 5k. Which plane reaches this altitude quickest?

BIG HINT: It's not the G10.

Which plane reaches 10k first? 15k? 20k? 25k?

If the bish and knits will promise not to furball at 24, I'll post the answer here later. (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/smile.gif)

AKcurly
Title: A Surprise!
Post by: juzz on March 07, 2001, 03:49:00 AM: From a standing start on the runway, the Me 109G-10 IS the fastest to 5,000ft with 50% fuel and 1x20mm...

10-25k the G-10 will be first too.
Title: A Surprise!
Post by: Virage on March 07, 2001, 03:50:00 AM: P-38
Title: A Surprise!
Post by: Saintaw on March 07, 2001, 04:35:00 AM: Curly, ya blew it by shooting me sooo many times n that P38 of yours...

So nicely that I decided to try it out myself... Next time, I'll ask my "M** in Law" to sit on a wing before I decide to turn... (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/biggrin.gif)

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Title: A Surprise!
Post by: straffo on March 07, 2001, 04:39:00 AM: F104 ?
but it's not modeled yet (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/biggrin.gif)
Title: A Surprise!
Post by: Gnappo on March 07, 2001, 05:14:00 AM: Me-163 Komet? (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/biggrin.gif)

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Title: A Surprise!
Post by: nonoht on March 07, 2001, 05:27:00 AM: Yak-23 ???

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Title: A Surprise!
Post by: Spatula on March 07, 2001, 03:09:00 PM: La5?
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Post by: TheWobble on March 07, 2001, 03:34:00 PM: P-38
Title: A Surprise!
Post by: mason22 on March 07, 2001, 04:27:00 PM: niki or zekey?
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Post by: AKSeaWulfe on March 07, 2001, 04:33:00 PM: Hmmm there's only one plane that's been mentioned TWICE without ANY question marks after it.....
-SW
Title: A Surprise!
Post by: AKcurly on March 07, 2001, 04:58:00 PM: Juzz stated:
"From a standing start on the runway, the Me 109G-10 IS the fastest to 5,000ft with 50% fuel and 1x20mm"

Juzz, I tested the G10 first with 1 30mm plus the 2 mgs and then with 1 20mm and the 2 mgs. I did not carry the gondola. There was no difference in climbrate. Perhaps it's due to the additional 20mm ammo? I dunno.

Anyway, here is the answer. BTW, each time was arrived at by using an inexpensive stop watch. Tests were repeated and I took the mode as the correct answer.

Test parameters: 50% fuel, lightest possible gun loadout. For the p38, that's 800 rounds of 50 cal rather than 2000 rounds.
5k 10k 15k 20k
p38 1:22 2:41 4:07 5:46
g10 1:24 2:29 3:41 4:59
la5 1:25 2:47 4:25 6:13
yak 1:36 3:01 4:33 6:17

All planes were under wep (except the yak).
So, the P38 beats all planes to 5k and the G10 beats everything to 10k, 15k, 20k and 25k.

The N1K while speedy, lags considerably behind the above rockets. (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/smile.gif)

Of interest -- the Spit9 beats all planes (except the g10) from 10k to 15k. As I recall, it took the g10 1:12 seconds to get from 10 to 15k; it takes the spit9 1:19 seconds.

AKcurly
Title: A Surprise!
Post by: juzz on March 07, 2001, 06:01:00 PM: Didn't you test .plane 14?

1:34 2:50 4:13 5:34 (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/smile.gif)

Btw, I get these numbers for a 50%/200rpg P-38L:
1:39 2:58 4:24 6:05

As you can see, the split times are the same, but I can't get it to 5k as quickly as you for some reason... how do you do it?
Title: A Surprise!
Post by: AKcurly on March 08, 2001, 03:03:00 AM: Juzz sez:

Btw, I get these numbers for a 50%/200rpg P-38L:
1:39 2:58 4:24 6:05

As you can see, the split times are the same, but I can't get it to 5k as quickly as you for some reason... how do you do it?
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Juzz, I've repeated the test for the p38 4 times. Each time I got the same number.
WEP, 50% fuel, light gun load out. Is it possible you accidentally had a drop tank or something?

AKcurly
Title: A Surprise!
Post by: AKcurly on March 08, 2001, 03:06:00 AM: One last guess, Juzz. I'm sitting on the runway of a field at sea level. I make sure the throttle is engaged, I fire off the engine, engage wep and start the clock. I leave alt-x engaged.

AKcurly
Title: A Surprise!
Post by: juzz on March 08, 2001, 04:36:00 AM: Hmmm, I still can't get it at 1:22. I'm only finding it slower off the runway to 5,000ft though - perhaps my P-38L has flat tyres or something? (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/frown.gif) Can you send me a film please? juzz@fastlink.com.au (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/smile.gif)
Title: A Surprise!
Post by: janjan on March 08, 2001, 06:18:00 AM: Used p-38 default climb speed?

There was error in it so that it climbed faster with slightly slower climb-speed.

Maybe fixed.
Title: A Surprise!
Post by: AKcurly on March 08, 2001, 03:35:00 PM: Whoops! Juzz is right, I am wrong. I don't fly the P38 much (until recently) and didn't test it with wep. Later, I decided to test the p38 with wep and light gun load out. Guess what? I didn't choose a field at sea level. Sorry for the useless thread. Apologies to all. Thanks, Juzz for your persistence. If it wasn't for you, I would have spent the next month saying "how the hell did that guy climb up to me?" (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/smile.gif)

AKcurly