Question before buying the FW190

[JtD]

0.75M is about 860km/h, Am I right?

Depends on air temperature and therefore altitude, and 860 km/h is about right for -20°C. Note that it is true air speed, not indicated air speed.

[III/JG2Gustav05]

Depends on air temperature and therefore altitude, and 860 km/h is about right for -20°C. Note that it is true air speed, not indicated air speed.

if transfer to IAS in Stalingrad map, @2000m it would be 806km/h. much higher than 600km/h we are talking about.

[II/JG17_HerrMurf]

I don't have significant pitch problems til 675-700 kph (indicated), FWIW. I stay conscious of angle, alt and speed. You have to stay ahead of this aircraft, set up in advance and know when to break away.

Edited December 19, 2014 by HerrMurf

[JtD]

if transfer to IAS in Stalingrad map, @2000m it would be 806km/h. much higher than 600km/h we are talking about.

Yes, at low altitude, the problematic speed in game is lower than 0.75M. It's what I mean with "somewhat different". If you take the conditions of the test, the problem started at 600 km/h IAS (860 TAS, as you say), but that was at 7600m.

 

But on the bottom line, this is a single test with a single machine and we have no idea how accurately it represents the Fw190A family. It's one data point, which I would like to see backed up, or questioned, with more test data.

[Jason_Bourne]

We have the most accurate data available. A real world test by an independent body. What more can you ask for ?

[JtD]

Testing took place at Langenhagen, so it is an Fw test, not independent. I don't think that matters, it's a good test and it provided good data. However, the aircraft tested is an Fw190A-0, pre-series. It was updated during its life, but I don't know the exact condition it was in in the late summer of 1943. Overall there isn't much info given on the details of the aircraft, let alone the entire test. Same way tested top speed varied by 10% and more, who knows if high speed behaviour shown in this test isn't a little off? That's why I'd like to see other data.

[Jason_Bourne]

Ok, i may have been a bit fast there but my point is; How many real world data will we get on the A-3. We already know enough to set the limit to +/- 20kmh on that test.

[JtD]

Yes, certainly better than vague pilot statements or no data at all.

[KpaxBos]

 

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