Adding more valuable information to aircraft stat cards

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Currently the information given in the stat cards is very lackluster and sometimes inaccurate with how situational it is
for example: the max speed indicated on the stat card isn’t the actual plane’s max speed, to see the plane’s real max speed you have to open the hangar stat card
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Or go into X-ray view to see the thrust/kgf output of their engines
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Being able to get important information at a quick glance instead of having to add more clicks to the process would be pretty neat

Here’s a mockup of what it could look like


Max engine speed being the top speed the engine can provide on a straight line while being at an optimal height; on some planes the frame’s max speed is way beyond what the engines can output, having a clear display of the max IAS the engine can reach on a straight line without any ordinance loaded.

If the engine can output more speed than what the frame can reliably endure this value would be hidden because reaching said speed would lead to catastrophic damages to the plane

Critical frame speed being the real max speed the aircraft can reach before sustaining damage; like I already mentioned with the max engine speed, having a clear display of the critical speed the airframe can endure would give pilots a better idea of how to preserve and get the most out of their plane especially for BnZ planes

Thrust being the horsepower or KGF the engine outputs; giving pilots a clear and accessible number of how much energy their engines can produce working in tandem with the plane’s weight would lead to ease of understanding of planes making it clearer if the plane is meant to fight with turning maneuvers, energy fight or BnZ tactics along with the already provided turn time data

Weight is self-explanatory, this would include the plane’s weight + the weight of the selected amount of fuel and any added ordinance represented like this: 1456kg + (20 mins) 200kg fuel + 500kg ordinance (this is just a numbers example, they aren’t accurate)

Optimal height is the max height at which the engine will still provide near 100% performance which is already somewhat provided with “at height” but isnt very clear of what that means unless you already know

Max height being the height at which the plane is able to reach before the engine starts failing and the plane loses altitude

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