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Originally Posted by 6S.Manu
No of course.. you're right! The winking face was sarcasm.
As Robtek states there are to many unknown variables.
What about the captured aircraft condition (crashed? was the propeller?)
Fuel quality used in those test?
Did they used the right boost settings? (IIRC they tested the Dora without MW50 and find it "slow" compared to their birds).
Was the German guy really honest or did he repeat what his master wanted to hear?
We can't ignore these ones, otherwise we could make a call to Luthier: please Luthier, tune down every german warbird's speed... those speed on the documents were only theorical. Listen to that interviewed guy!
I think you're smart enought to understand this... but still I wonder the reason of opening this thread... that was your target?
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I started the thread because, as I said in the first post, I did not understand the situation that was being reflected in the article; I was somewhat surprised. I also found it curious and had hoped that people in the community, especially those with knowledge and experience, may be able to shed some light on what appears to be a real world historic account. As a layman with an interest in aviation, I found it interesting given discussions about aircraft performance on the forum. I thought that others might find it interesting and intriguing too. Even though people have been interested and kind enough to respond to this thread, I still find the remarks in the article a bit of a mystery.
May I say that your post gives me an unsettled feeling, as you have made me feel that I need to justify what I believe to be a perfectly reasonable post; is that what you intended?