Throwing some light on rates of turn

[CaptainDoggles]

Originally Posted by ATAG_Snapper

Spit Ia

FTH = 16500 ft
at 6.25psi, 2750rpm (rad open) engine fails after about 3 minutes. Just enough time to get stable 245mph IAS (with 3000rpm couldn't get this alt without engine death)

245mph IAS@16500ft = 323mph TAS = 520 kmh TAS

Oh dear, this is under even B6 plot speed (560kmh TAS at 16500ft).

Max TAS for the Spit1a occurs closer to 22000 feet, not 16500.

I really hope I making some kind of testing error here. Tried online and got same values. I wouldn't feel confident taking any Spit against 109s at alt with these values.

The Spit 1a is faster than the 109 above ~6000 meters.

[ATAG_Snapper]

Originally Posted by CaptainDoggles

Max TAS for the Spit1a occurs closer to 22000 feet, not 16500.


The Spit 1a is faster than the 109 above ~6000 meters.

Have you actually tested that, Doggles?

[ElAurens]

Does the sim even work above 6000 meters (19685 feet)?

[ATAG_Snapper]

Originally Posted by ElAurens

Does the sim even work above 6000 meters (19685 feet)?

Yep, some intrepid souls have made it to 27,000 feet, but I never have. Even at 6000 meters I find myself singing this song over and over and over.......

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEaKX...e_gdata_player

[ATAG_Dutch]

Snapper, I thought you'd only starred in the film 'Dogs of Dover'!

How did you land that role?

I myself had the Spit II up to 28,900ft the other night on ATAG server 1. God I must've been bored.

It just wouldn't go the last 1100ft to 30,000, no matter how hard I tried. It was a nice view though.

Here's a couple of shots. Didn't take one of the view, unfortunately.

[SEE]

20/22k is ok, you can go higher to around 24K for sweeps but rarely see anything else at that alt, Wolverine and maybe one or two others. Not much point in going any higher.

[ATAG_Snapper]

But it's so rhoenry way up there.......

[CaptainDoggles]

Originally Posted by ATAG_Snapper

Have you actually tested that, Doggles?

Yes. Spit 1's climbed up into my E4 seemingly effortlessly at 7000 metres not too long ago.

[ATAG_Snapper]

Originally Posted by CaptainDoggles

Yes. Spit 1's climbed up into my E4 seemingly effortlessly at 7000 metres not too long ago.

Well, there's rock solid, indisputable proof beyond all doubt.

[fruitbat]

Originally Posted by ATAG_Snapper

Well, there's rock solid, indisputable proof beyond all doubt.