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#3987415 - 07/28/14 09:47 PM Comprehensive site for WW1 aircraft performance?  
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My information seems scattered all over multiple books and websites.

I was curious if anyone has the address of a comprehensive site that has detailed World War I aircraft performance numbers for multiple models?

Several aircraft in WOFF have been showing me up in my Halb DII as I putter across the sky.
I know the Halb is a dog (the Albs and Spads seem to pull away from me at will) but I was curious as to just how much of a dog it is compared to the others.

And before anyone jumps in to defend this barge I do not claim to be the best pilot in the skies but I am sure historically it was slow compared to some others.

#3987589 - 07/29/14 05:07 AM Re: Comprehensive site for WW1 aircraft performance? [Re: DukeIronHand]  
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Oh of course the Halb was a dog compared to later models. Air technology advanced rapidly through the war, and I do get the impression the Albs were superior, to think nothing of the later SPADs.

You can get some basic numbers from WOFF itself. ROF posts all their stats online in their store. Wikipedia may not be the most reliable in the world, but it does have stats for most of the A/C.

Here's a comparison of the three for the Halb vs. Alb
Code:
Albatros D.II
Source      Weight  Speed  Ceiling  Range  Engine  Weapons
WOFF         ---     109     17     163 mi   160    2x7.92
ROF          898     102     16.4    80 mn   160    2x7.92
Wiki         888     110     16.9    90 mn   160    2x7.92

Halberstadt D.II
Source      Weight  Speed  Ceiling   Range  Engine  Weapons
WOFF         ---      90     13      135 mi   120   1x7.92
ROF          728      90     19.5    154 mn   120   1x7.92
Wiki         729      93     ---     ---      120   1x7.92

Weight: kg
Speed: mph
Ceiling: thousand feet
Range:  mi = miles, mn = minutes
Engine: horsepower
Weapons: mm


The only major discrepancy is the Halb's ceiling. ROF and WOFF both seem to agree the Halb. was distinctly inferior.

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#3987623 - 07/29/14 08:20 AM Re: Comprehensive site for WW1 aircraft performance? [Re: DukeIronHand]  
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Where do the WOFF numbers come from?
A .cfg or .xml or .air file somewhere?

And those numbers certainly show why I get left behind.
Glad it's not all about my piloting skills!

And thank you.

#3987629 - 07/29/14 09:01 AM Re: Comprehensive site for WW1 aircraft performance? [Re: DukeIronHand]  
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Here is the link to a NASA Historical Website.
A lot to read, and you should better be able to understand performance diagrams.
But then it should be a great and informative site for you.

http://history.nasa.gov/SP-468/ch2-2.htm


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#3987685 - 07/29/14 11:42 AM Re: Comprehensive site for WW1 aircraft performance? [Re: DukeIronHand]  
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thank you Olham, a great link.


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