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 Post subject: P51 question
PostPosted: Wed Jan 13, 2016 7:53 pm 
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Quick question for someone smarter than me.
how long, flying at 25K, 100%, does it take a P51 to travel 120miles?


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 Post subject: Re: P51 question
PostPosted: Wed Jan 13, 2016 8:41 pm 
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P-51D, 100% throttle, 25k ft
Clean: 17.7 minutes (406 mph)
Droptanks: 18.8 minutes (383 mph)

P-51D, Boost 1, 25k ft

Clean: 16.9 minutes (427 mph)


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 Post subject: Re: P51 question
PostPosted: Wed Jan 13, 2016 11:18 pm 
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One hopes one takes into account take off , time to climb, endurance costs, max engine heats, form ups and unexpected enemy encounters in any calculations of rendezvous......

One opines....

Juice


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 Post subject: Re: P51 question
PostPosted: Thu Jan 14, 2016 1:36 am 
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Juice= wrote:
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One hopes one takes into account take off , time to climb, endurance costs, max engine heats, form ups and unexpected enemy encounters in any calculations of rendezvous......

One opines....

Juice


Juice,
I was just wondering how much longer it would take the 352nd in P51's to get to the UNS planes.


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 Post subject: Re: P51 question
PostPosted: Sat Jan 16, 2016 2:16 am 
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