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I was wondering, how come for example a FW-190 can outrun me 9 out of 10

times while the P-47 has a better top speed? For the P-51 it’s not a problem at all

to close the distance, while it’s slightly slower then the P-47..

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altitude, acceleration and initial speeds of both aircraft has lot to do with these situations

41Sqn_Skipper
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This post contains top speed graphs for P51 and P47. According to it, the P51 is clearly 30-40km/h faster than a P47 at most altitutes. That difference is considerable and enough to be noticable in combat.

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Also, combination of engine/oil radiator/intercooler gills and turbo lever has a very noticeable impact on P-47 speed. There was a recent thread somewhere here with a video showing how to operate these to maximize performance, but I can't find it now.

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69th_Mobile_BBQ
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Greg's Airplanes and Automobiles  YouTube channel: 

 

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCynGrIaI5vsJQgHJAIp9oSg 

 

has a 5 part series on the P-47.   If I remember correctly, somewhere in the videos it is said that running the engine temperatures lower than optimum levels will cause a rather large loss of horsepower.  If it truly is modelled in-game, make sure to keep all the temps at the correct level.  The temp gauges should all have markers on them to show the right ranges to keep the levels at.  

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Ok thanks a lot guys!

FTC_DerSheriff
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2 hours ago, Oscar19681 said:

I was wondering, how come for example a FW-190 can outrun me 9 out of 10

times while the P-47 has a better top speed? For the P-51 it’s not a problem at all

to close the distance, while it’s slightly slower then the P-47..

It really depends which 190 and on what alt. Dora is faster on the deck and the A-8 is roughly equally fast on the deck. But you can outrun both high up. But like others said... if you have to accelerate things arent so easy.

The 47 is heavy

BornToBattle
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This...

 

 

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Each plane should have a God Mode for rookies ...

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1 minute ago, jollyjack said:

Each plane should have a God Mode for rookies ...

No need rookies just fly 109s :P

  • Haha 2

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