I wanna Fast Plane

[Randall172]

Spitfire 21s finally became operational on 91 Squadron in January 1945. 91 Squadron had little opportunity to engage the enemy before the war ended, but scored a rare success on 26 April 1945, when two Spitfire Mk 21s shot up and claimed to have sunk a German midget submarine which they caught on the surface.

(a)   Maximum level speed   455 m.p.h. at 25,600 ft. , http://www.wwiiaircraftperformance.org/Spitfire_21_DP851-fig1.jpg
(b)   Maximum rate of climb   4800 Ft./Min. at 7700 ft. , http://www.wwiiaircraftperformance.org/Spitfire_21_DP851-fig2.jpg
(c)   Time to 30,000 ft.   7.85 mins.
(d)   Service ceiling   42,800 ft.

http://www.wwiiaircraftperformance.org/Spitfire_21_DP851-fig3.jpg
http://www.wwiiaircraftperformance.org/Spitfire_21_DP851-fig4.jpg

FULL REPORT

http://www.spitfireperformance.com/DP851_Report_3808.pdf.

wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supermarine_Spitfire_(Griffon-powered_variants)#Mk_22_.28type_356.29

guns include the standard 4x HISPANOS

reference dimensions can be found

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supermarine_Spitfire_variants:_specifications,_performance_and_armament#Late_Merlin_and_Griffon

the spit24 was VERY similar to the spit 21,22 with a slightly redesigned tail.

[JimmyC]

I want one!!   

[puller]

Spitfire 21s finally became operational on 91 Squadron in January 1945. 91 Squadron had little opportunity to engage the enemy before the war ended, but scored a rare success on 26 April 1945, when two Spitfire Mk 21s shot up and claimed to have sunk a German midget submarine which they caught on the surface.

(a)   Maximum level speed   455 m.p.h. at 25,600 ft. , http://www.wwiiaircraftperformance.org/Spitfire_21_DP851-fig1.jpg
(b)   Maximum rate of climb   4800 Ft./Min. at 7700 ft. , http://www.wwiiaircraftperformance.org/Spitfire_21_DP851-fig2.jpg
(c)   Time to 30,000 ft.   7.85 mins.
(d)   Service ceiling   42,800 ft.

http://www.wwiiaircraftperformance.org/Spitfire_21_DP851-fig3.jpg
http://www.wwiiaircraftperformance.org/Spitfire_21_DP851-fig4.jpg

FULL REPORT

http://www.spitfireperformance.com/DP851_Report_3808.pdf.

wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supermarine_Spitfire_(Griffon-powered_variants)#Mk_22_.28type_356.29

guns include the standard 4x HISPANOS

reference dimensions can be found

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supermarine_Spitfire_variants:_specifications,_performance_and_armament#Late_Merlin_and_Griffon

the spit24 was VERY similar to the spit 21,22 with a slightly redesigned tail.

   

[Dobs]

I would settle for a P-38 with enough elevator authority to pull to blackout at 400mph:) Oh and dive recovery flaps which actually just did that....

But I think Kimo is hoping for an F8F:)

Dobs

[bustr]

Just convince Hitech to put 150 octane in all allied ETO aircraft.

[Ack-Ack]

Pierre Clostermann would beg to differ...

Pierre Clostermann had a tendency to over-exaggerate his war time stories.  Even by his account, he, nor anyone else in his squadron, engaged in combat with a Do335 as the Pfeil was successfully able to out run Clostermann and the rest of his squadron of Tempests.  The Tempests never got within range to engage in combat.

[save]

Why not F8F with 150 octane ?

That day LW will only fly 190D13, He162, Horten's, 1.98 ATA 109k's, and the attack version of the Do335...

But I'm gone the day that happen.

Planes who did the majority of fighting should be represented - not the plane in squadron last day of the war who claimed a probable of a evil nazi V2.

Just convince Hitech to put 150 octane in all allied ETO aircraft.