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Old 10-31-2011, 06:10 PM
335th_GRAthos 335th_GRAthos is offline
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Originally Posted by David198502 View Post
i surprisingly just found out that the rads settings of the 109 have no impact on speed at all...
normally i fly with them as much closed as possible,to avoid engine overheating,while maintaining the minimum air resistance...
however i found out that one can leave the rads fully open and still reach and hold the top speed in level flight....
Oh my God!

And despite no drag from the radiators, the Huricanes are faster than us???

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