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*All air speeds are IAS (Indicated Air Speed)
*All speeds and climb times are on AEC with the obvious exception of “MEC Settings” section
*Speeds are recorded after AEC radiators fully settle/stabilize to ensure accuracy/consistency both at 100% and WEP.
*Map used is Berlin (15.1 Celsius) for all speed, climb and performance measurements. Smolensk and Sicily are only used to adjust cooling settings once cooling settings are found the plane performance is measured on Berlin to minimize variables.
AEC: Auto Engine Control
MEC: Manual Engine Control
0Rad: MEC setting to Fully closed radiator (fastest plane can go with 0 radiator Drag)
Max Speed Alert: When red warning alert appears on speedometer.
Control Lock Speed: Where elevator/controls start to lock up.
Min Ideal Turn Speed: Minimum Speed in a flat turn without contrails (no flaps)
Min Stall Speed: The slowest a plane can travel without stalling (no flaps)
Max Temp Oil/Eng: Max temperature oil/ engine can get before turning yellow
Climb Speed: The airspeed that the climb tests were done at.
Max Kph: Shows 100% throttle max speed in level flight at given altitude
Time w/WEP: Shows climb to 1000M with WEP followed by top speed in level flight with AEC
Hp drop: The altitude where a steep drop off in horsepower begins
Notes: Notes are any extra info that applies with the following abbreviations:
(H): Aircraft runs hot
(FS): Aircraft has fuel starvation
(DC): Aircraft has Drogue Chute
(AB): Aircraft has airbrake
Eng Mix: Engine mixture setting %. “-” in chart, means to leave mixture at default setting. If there is a different value, it will be clearly stated as a percentage. (This affects very few aircraft)
Prop Pitch: Prop pitch setting %. Prop pitch will be shown in short hand “Prop100” = (prop pitch 100%) Prop Pitch can also have a color-coded prop pitch setting according to map temperature. Use Color coded Air RB Map Temperature guide to ensure proper settings
Rad Setting Oil/ ENG: Radiator settings will be shown in short hand “Rad100/50” = (Radiator100%oil/50%water). Radiator settings are shown Cold/Moderate/HOT climate. they are color coded accordingly blue/green/Red. Use Color coded Air RB Map Temperature guide to ensure proper settings.
Super Charger 100/WEP: Elevation to shift super gears 100%/WEP while traveling at indicated airspeed. Almost all chart gear shifts are set at 280kph in the chart. Gear shifts dont need to be precise more than within 100M, shifting up too soon is generally worse than shifting up late.
*For some planes like early Spitfires Prop Pitch adjustments are included under Super charger Column . Super Charger gear shift altitudes listed are for the prop pitch listed in the chart. Example: prop pitch adjustments to 100% at 6000M will look like “P100@6000” under super charger column.
MEC/0Rad WEP Top Speed: Shows top speed Using WEP @ 1000M for MEC and 0Rad (0/0 Radiator) This is used to show how much drag effect the radiator has comparatively.
– Re.2001 Serrie 1, RE.2001 Gruppo 22, Re.2001 CB, RE.2001 CN: These planes benefit from MEC over AEC overall. Auto Radiator is broken, it closes to 0% during Throttle100% then opens fully to Rad100/100 using WEP. Significant increase to top speed with MEC +10kph. These planes run notably hotter than others and prop pitch was lowered to Prop90, making heat manageable at the cost of, approx, (+1/+1WEP) second added to every 1000M climb. Prop90 should be used up to 5600M then switched to Prop100. These planes do not gain additional cooling from high speed, they actually get slightly warmer at high-speed including dives. Oil Radiator Creates no perceivable Drag and can be fully open to 100. Engine hp drop around 4800M.
– Re.2005 Serie 0: This plane benefits from MEC over AEC with better cooling. Radiator behavior is erratic similar to German Bf 109 fighters using AEC. Engine hp drop around 6400M.
*For reference only:
Prop Pitch can be adjusted without damaging engine.
– C. 202, C. 202EC: This plane benefits from MEC over AEC overall. If using Prop100 Stay over 320kph on hot maps to prevent overheating. Oil Radiator Creates no perceivable Drag and can be fully open to 100. Although Prop100 is in chart due to simplicity of use, Prop90 is a better option overall. WEP performance with Prop90 is better due to ability to use for longer durations without overheat and higher cooling overhead. Prop90 can be used to 5000M Then Prop100 should be used. Prop90 has approx same top speed (-1/+0WEP Kph) as Prop100 with same Rad settings. Prop90 adds approx (+2/+1WEP seconds) per 1000M climb. Engine hp drop around 4900M.
*Cold maps chart setting is already Infi-WEP capable and does not need additional cooling. Prop90 should not be used for cold maps
*Prop90 on Mod and Hot maps is recommended with chart Rad settings for better heat management.
*Prop90 with Rad100/100 for Mod maps is also a good option additional cooling.
Details:
– C. 202:
AEC:504/MEC:509/0Rad:514
Prop100 with Rad26/26 @ 1000M = 492/512WEP Kph (Cold)
Prop100 with Rad52/52 @ 1000M = 489/509WEP Kph (Mod)
Prop100 with Rad100/100 @ 1000M = 483/504WEP Kph (Hot)
***Infi-WEP settings (Up to 5000M Then Prop100 should be used.): ***
Prop100 with Rad26/26 @ 1000M = 492/512WEP Kph (Cold)
– C. 202EC:
AEC:483/MEC:487/0Rad:492
Prop100 with Rad26/26 @ 1000M = 470/490WEP Kph (Cold)
Prop100 with Rad52/52 @ 1000M = 468/487WEP Kph (Mod)
Prop100 with Rad100/100 @ 1000M = 463/483WEP Kph (Hot)
***Infi-WEP settings (Up to 5000M Then Prop100 should be used.): ***
Prop100 with Rad26/26 @ 1000M = 470/490WEP Kph (Cold)
– C. 205 Serie 1, C. 205 Serie 3: These planes benefit from MEC over AEC overall. Prop90 can be used to 5700M Then Prop100 should be used . Prop90 has approx same top speed (-2/+0WEP Kph) as Prop100 with same Rad settings. Prop90 adds approx (+2.5/+2WEP seconds) per 1000M climb. For the C. 205 Serie 3, the Oil Radiator Creates no perceivable Drag and can be fully open to 100. Engine hp drop around 6300M.
*Cold maps chart setting is already Infi-WEP capable and does not need additional cooling. Prop90 should not be used for cold maps
*Prop90 on Mod and Hot maps is recommended with chart Rad settings for better heat management.
*Prop90 with Rad100/100 for Mod maps is also a good option additional cooling.
Details:
– C. 205 Serie 1:
AEC:539/MEC:539/0Rad:543
Prop100 with Rad-/8 @ 1000M = 521/543WEP Kph (Cold)
Prop100 with Rad-/56 @ 1000M = 517/539WEP Kph (Mod)
Prop100 with Rad-/100 @ 1000M = 512/533WEP Kph (Hot)
***Infi-WEP settings (Up to 5700M Then Prop100 should be used.): ***
Prop100 with Rad-/8 @ 1000M = 521/543WEP Kph (Cold)
– C. 205 Serie 3:
AEC:528/MEC:528/0Rad:532
Prop100 with Rad100/8 @ 1000M = 510/532WEP Kph (Cold)
Prop100 with Rad100/56 @ 1000M = 506/528WEP Kph (Mod)
Prop100 with Rad100/100 @ 1000M = 501/523WEP Kph (Hot)
***Infi-WEP settings (Up to 5700M Then Prop100 should be used.): ***
Prop100 with Rad100/8 @ 1000M = 510/532WEP Kph
– G.55 sottoserie 0, G.55 serie 1: These planes benefit from MEC over AEC with better cooling. Prop90 can be used to 6000M Then Prop100 should be used . Prop90 has approx same top speed (-2/+2WEP Kph) as Prop100 with same Rad settings. Prop90 adds approx (+2/+1WEP seconds) per 1000M climb. Prop90 has better overall results and is recommended over Prop100. Engine hp drop around 6300M.
*It is recommended to keep airspeed above 300-330kph to prevent overheating.
Details:
– G.55 sottoserie 0:
AEC:507/MEC:507/0Rad:516
Prop100 with Rad4/4 @ 1000M = 497/514WEP Kph (Cold)
Prop100 with Rad16/16 @ 1000M = 589/507WEP Kph (Mod)
Prop100 with Rad24/24 @ 1000M = 584/501WEP Kph (Hot)
***Infi-WEP settings (Up to 6000M Then Prop100 should be used.): ***
Prop90 with Rad12/12 @ 1000M = 489/511WEP Kph (Cold)
Prop90 with Rad48/48 @ 1000M = 467/488WEP Kph (Mod)
Prop90 with Rad100/100 @ 1000M = 440/460WEP Kph (Hot) (Better cooling but still overheats)
– G55.serie 1:
AEC:512/MEC:512/0Rad:522
Prop100 with Rad4/4 @ 1000M = 503/519WEP Kph (Cold)
Prop100 with Rad16/16 @ 1000M = 494/512WEP Kph (Mod)
Prop100 with Rad24/24 @ 1000M = 489/506WEP Kph (Hot)
***Infi-WEP settings (Up to 6000M Then Prop100 should be used.): ***
Prop90 with Rad12/12 @ 1000M = 494/516WEP Kph (Cold)
Prop90 with Rad48/48 @ 1000M = 471/493WEP Kph (Mod)
Prop90 with Rad100/100 @ 1000M = 444/464WEP Kph (Hot) (Better cooling but still overheats)
– C. 205N2: This plane benefits from MEC over AEC overall. Prop90 can be used to 6000M Then Prop100 should be used. Prop90 has approx same top speed (-2/+0WEP Kph) as Prop100 with same Rad settings. Prop90 adds approx (+3.5/+2.5WEP seconds) per 1000M climb. The Oil Radiator Creates no perceivable Drag and can be fully open to 100. Engine hp drop around 6300M.
*It is recommended to keep airspeed above 300-330kph to prevent overheating.
*Cold maps chart setting is already Infi-WEP capable and does not need additional cooling. Prop90 should not be used for cold maps
Details:
AEC:525/MEC:526/0Rad:530
Prop100 with Rad100/10 @ 1000M = 508/529WEP Kph (Cold)
Prop100 with Rad100/40 @ 1000M = 505/526WEP Kph (Mod)
Prop100 with Rad100/100 @ 1000M = 498/520WEP Kph (Hot)
***Infi-WEP settings: ***
Prop100 with Rad100/10 @ 1000M = 508/529WEP Kph (Cold)
Prop100 with Rad100/100 @ 1000M = 498/520WEP Kph (Mod)
Prop90 with Rad100/100 @ 1000M = 496/520WEP Kph (Hot) (Up to 6000M Then Prop100 should be used.)
*Prop90 with Rad100/40 @ 1000M = 503/526WEP Kph (Mod) (can also be used on Mod maps as another option for Infi -WEP. Up to 6000M then prop100 should be used).
– Bf 109 G-14/AS: This plane benefits from MEC over AEC overall. This version has different performance characteristics and radiator/cooling performance than the standard German Bf 109 G-14. This versions cooling characteristics are similar to the radiator on the Bf 109 G-10/K-4. Radiator max value of 94/104 drops to 90/100 after 3min of flight on some maps. Engine hp drop around 8400M.
– G56: This plane benefits from MEC over AEC with better cooling. Prop90 can be used to 6200M Then Prop100 should be used. Prop90 has approx same top speed (-2/+0WEP Kph) as Prop100 with same Rad settings. Prop90 adds approx (+2/+1WEP seconds) per 1000M climb. Engine hp drop around 6300M
Details:
AEC:554/MEC:556/0Rad:569
Prop100 with Rad4/4 @ 1000M = 546/568WEP Kph (Cold)
Prop100 with Rad16/16 @ 1000M = 538/556WEP Kph (Mod)
Prop100 with Rad36/36 @ 1000M = 523/542WEP Kph (Hot)
***Infi-WEP settings (Up to 6200M Then Prop100 should be used.): ***
Prop90 with Rad4/4 @ 1000M = 544/568WEP Kph (Cold)
– RE.2001 Gruppo: This plane benefits from MEC over AEC overall. Auto Radiator is broken, it closes to 0% during Throttle100% then opens fully to Rad100/100 using WEP. Significant increase to top speed with MEC +10kph. These planes run notably hotter than others and prop pitch was lowered to Prop90, making heat manageable at the cost of, approx, (+1/+1WEP) second added to every 1000M climb. Prop90 should be used up to 5600M then switched to Prop100 . These planes do not gain additional cooling from high speed, they actually get slightly warmer at high-speed including dives. Oil Radiator Creates no perceivable Drag and can be fully open to 100. Engine hp drop around 4800M.
– IAR-81C: Leave everything on AEC, for simplest way to get best performance from this aircraft. Oil Radiator creates NO perceivable Drag even if set to 100%. This plane gets hotter as it goes faster. Engine hp drop around 4500M.
– G55.S: This plane benefits from MEC over AEC with better cooling. Prop90 can be used to 6000M Then Prop100 should be used. Prop90 has approx same top speed (-2/+2WEP Kph) as Prop100 with same Rad settings. Prop90 adds approx (+2/+1WEP seconds) per 1000M climb. Prop90 has better overall results and is recommended over Prop100. Engine hp drop around 6300M.
*It is recommended to keep airspeed above 300-330kph to prevent overheating.
Details:
AEC:502/MEC:502/0Rad:510
Prop100 with Rad4/0 @ 1000M = 494/511WEP Kph (Cold)
Prop100 with Rad16/8 @ 1000M = 486/502WEP Kph (Mod)
Prop100 with Rad24/12 @ 1000M = 481/499WEP Kph (Hot)
***Infi-WEP settings (Up to 6000M Then Prop100 should be used.): ***
Prop90 with Rad12/4 @ 1000M = 488/509WEP Kph (Cold)
Prop90 with Rad48/24 @ 1000M = 467/488WEP Kph (Mod)
Prop90 with Rad100/32 @ 1000M = 458/478WEP Kph (Hot) (Better cooling but still overheats)