Why is the F86 so slow?

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Originally Posted by Raven Morpheus

Hello

I thought I'd have a go in the F86 and so I downloaded the campaign called Honcho and CY6's Korea map.

However, having looked at Wikipedia I am left wondering why the F86 is so slow. The most I can get out of it is 630mph but that was in a dive from about 6000ft to about 3000ft. When going in a straight line at about 5000-6000ft all I could get out of it is 300-400mph.

Wikipedia states -



So why is the F86 in IL2 200mph-300mph slower than it should be?

You'd have to ask the MOD folks who programmed it. It's not an official aircraft...

Also are you sure you're reading the speed right. Indicated Air Speed (IAS) is what shows on the cockpit gauges and True Air Speed (TAS) is what shows on the "wonder woman" invisible cockpit view. IAS and TAS are the same at sea level but diverge increasingly as altitude increases (and air density decreases).

Top speeds of aircraft are all given in TAS which makes this a fairly common complaint. I'm not sure if that's the case with the modded F-86 but my guess is that it could be.