Author Topic: ki84 speed???? (Read 16988 times)

whels · « **on:** November 01, 2004, 10:11:22 AM »

ki84

tested off line.

315 mph OTD? man thats slow and no WEP

barely faster then hurricane1

Ghosth · « **Reply #1 on:** November 01, 2004, 10:14:01 AM »

Seems slow to me also.

But there was a HUGE varience in reported speeds between prototypes & production models.

Karnak · « **Reply #2 on:** November 01, 2004, 10:20:51 AM »

That's too slow. There's got to be an error. That is slower than the N1K2-J despite being more streamlined with a more powerful version of the engine. That's slower than the prototypes, let alone the production models.

humble · « **Reply #3 on:** November 01, 2004, 10:22:45 AM »

guessing its not a perk ride then

Pyro · « **Reply #4 on:** November 01, 2004, 10:28:31 AM »

Should do 324 on the deck.

Dead Man Flying · « **Reply #5 on:** November 01, 2004, 10:28:38 AM »

Sounds like Spit fodder to me.

-- Todd/Leviathn

edge12674 · « **Reply #6 on:** November 01, 2004, 10:28:44 AM »

Yeah seems slow, but you gotta love the ghost operated joystick and rudders inside the cockpit. It might even have some usefulness in training others on certain maneuvers.

GRUNHERZ · « **Reply #7 on:** November 01, 2004, 10:31:29 AM »

I just tested this 314mph OTD and no WEP is available at all... Fuel was 100%.

Karnak · « **Reply #8 on:** November 01, 2004, 10:32:51 AM »

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Originally posted by Pyro
Should do 324 on the deck.

Well dang.

There goes that idea.

I was hoping for a fun aircraft that would be usable in the MA, but it seems not.

Way too slow.

Kaz · « **Reply #9 on:** November 01, 2004, 10:35:50 AM »

Did the prototypes have WEP? Just asking, I really don't know.

Pyro · « **Reply #10 on:** November 01, 2004, 10:39:19 AM »

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Originally posted by GRUNHERZ
I just tested this 314mph OTD and no WEP is available at all... Fuel was 100%.

Hmm, I'll take a look and see what's going wrong.

Alpo · « **Reply #11 on:** November 01, 2004, 10:41:40 AM »

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Originally posted by Dead Man Flying
Sounds like Spit fodder to me.

-- Todd/Leviathn

Is there ANYTHING that isn't Spit fodder for you??

humble · « **Reply #12 on:** November 01, 2004, 10:47:50 AM »

wow....all i can say is its a purly mediocre piece of airplane...flew 1 hop and got my prettythang waxed by a spit of some flavor. Truthfully guy flew a bad merge and if I was in a Ki-61 or -1 hog he'd of been toast. however even with a bad merge in my favor he sucked the E right out of me...after 3 semi vertical "loops" I had to give up all angles to save the plane as it "flipped" on me. Completely underpowered compared to Ki-61 with worse handling and quicker departure...I'm sure it'll be a big winner in the 39-41 segment of the RPS....as for competing where it belongs....cannon fodder at best...has no chance against a well flown P40B IMO....

Karnak · « **Reply #13 on:** November 01, 2004, 10:51:48 AM »

To be honest, my account was riding on this, so I am rather disappointed by the extremely poor performance that HTC picked for the Ki-84. With that speed I don't see how it can be anything but a poorer armed N1K2-J.

The MA demands a reasonably fast airplane with fuel range now and the P-51 just doesn't do anything for me. The prevalence of extremely fast late war aircraft really is pushing me to either start flying the La-7, which I hate, or leave. I was hoping that the Ki-84 would be fast enough to cut some of the edge off the La-7 while still being fun to fly. That is not to be.

I'll try it out tonight, but it doesn't look good for the future of my account.

TequilaChaser · « **Reply #14 on:** November 01, 2004, 10:53:06 AM »

you guys just got this plane, got to get used to it before you can really compare it,
have all of you perfected flying it in less than an hour and a half?