No joke: 248mph Hurricane dh5-20, 230mph Spit... what on earth is going on??

[ATAG_Snapper]

Originally Posted by ATAG_Dutch

Ah, thanks mate. Easy to get confused, what?! As with MkI, MKIa, etc.

It gets a little confusing! A2A's Wings of Power Spitfire 1a has the 2-speed prop (with a hand control that looks like a bicycle pump! LOL) and the undercarriage is hand pumped up & down. To top it off, A2A asserts that the RAF pilots figured out how to create a variable speed effect by carefully manipulating this bicycle pump control in the middle of its travel, which A2A have modelled in. It's not Constant Speed, though, so it has to be carefully monitored since the engine rpms will wander up or down with maneuvering.

A2A's 2a is very similar to CoD's 2a, except it uses (correctly) a cartridge starter.

A2A "pro's"

Much more detailed cockpit - every switch, lever works
Engine performance considerably more powerful (similar to CoD's über Sissyfire 2a ver 1.05)
Engines harder to overheat (but they will)
Merlin engines sound like.....Merlin engines! (Not CoD's "Diesel Merlins")
Very detailed systems are modelled, including Oxygen
Maintenance on engine highly detailed

A2A "cons"

Gun button doesn't work!
Damage modelling largely confined to engine wear & abuse
Pilot figure uglier than CoD's pilot figure -- how can THAT be possible?