Taking a, um, break, at work :
My 4,625lb max / 4273lt D.XIXC was originally based on the D.XIV airframe (printed out and scaled), converted to metal and with a 940hp Hispano-Suiza 12Y-49 slapped in it. The latest version cleaned up the airframe a bit more.
My D.XIXC is listed at a climb of 2,959fpm, and max speed of 359mph- likely sans bombs or half range performance, not light.
Well if I take D.XIXC, and do the following :
Drop user weight to just guns ~ 299lbs
Drop maximum designed airspeed to just 300 knots. Note that the airframe tab indicates in bold that this is the maximum indicated airspeed.
Drop failure G to 10G
Then the plane has a light weight of 3,728lbs, with a maximum speed of 314knots, a maximum indicated speed of 250 knots, and a rate of climb of 3,650 fpm.
Now, if I use the 1940 12Y-51 (which seems to be the engine weight I use for all the 12Ys), the HP climbs to 1,084, max speed raises to 381mph ( 263 indicated), and the rate of climb shoots to 4,265fpm.
This post has been edited 1 times, last edit by "Kaiser Kirk" (Apr 11th 2008, 1:28am)