Old Updates


1 November 2015

100/150 Grade Fuel updated

1 June 2014

Stability Tests on P-63A Airplane, AAF No. 42-68964 with Bob Weight Installed

Effect of Fixed Wheel Fairing on the High Speed and Demonstration Dive of the P-63A-1 Airplane

Memorandum Report on Lancaster III, British Bombardment Airplane - Pilot's Comments

Memorandum Report on Halifax British Bombardment Airplane - Pilot's Comments

Memorandum Report on C-47A Airplane, AAF No. 42-100436 - Pilot's Comments

22 May 2014

P-51B High Speed Performance

V-1650-3 and V-1650-7 Power Curves

Performance Data on Fighter Aircraft (P-38J, P-47, P-51B and P-80A climb, dive, turn and roll)

P-51D Roll

Power Required and Power Available for the P-51A, P-51B and P-47B Airplanes

Stability on P-51B Airplane, AAF No. 43-12095

Comparative Fighter Performance (P-47D, P-51H, XP-80A)

XP-51 Dive Tests

23 March 2014

Einfluss hoher Mach' Zahl auf Fw 190Fw 190 Dive Test (translation)

Hochgeschwindigkeitsversuche mit Me 109 (Dive Test)

21 January 2014

Fw 190 A-2 - Influence of surface finish on level speed performance

Flight Report Fw 190/528 High Altitude Fighter

Fw 190 A-4 Flight Test Reports

Fw 190 A-5 Flight Test Reports

Fw 190 A-8 Flight Test Reports

14 September 2013
Me 109 G Flight Test Reports:

Geschwindigkeitseinflüg der Fahrwerkrestabdeckung 109 G

Schnellflugmessung des Wasserkühlers 109 G

Schnellflugmessung des vertieften Wasserkühlers Me 109 G

Geschwindigkeiteinfluss der Kühlerklappenstellung bei F- Kinematik

Widerstand des Wasser- und Ölkühlers an Me 109 G

Einflüsse verschiedener Anbauten auf die Horizontalgeschwindigkeit der Me 109 G

Widerstand der 190 L Behälter-Attrappe

Vorflügel 109 G

Längsstabilität 109 G mit DB 605 A

Einflüg der Wasserkühlerklappenstellung auf die Flugleistungen der Me 109 G mit DB 605 AS

7 July 2013

de Havilland Hornet Performance

Spitfire IX Combat Reports updated: Mediterranean Theater 1943

Leistung Fw 190: Comparison Fw 190 A-5 - Me 109 G-1

Flugbericht Fw 190/1083 (Jabo-Rei)

Flugbericht Fw 190 A-8/733705 Nr. 2,

Flugbericht Fw 190 A-8/733705 Nr. 3,

Flugbericht Fw 190 V-45, Werk-Nr.7347 Nr. 1

Flugbericht Fw 190/0046 Bo Nr. 4

Flugbericht Fw 190/0046 Bo Nr. 5

2 June 2013
Fw 190 D-9 Flight Test Reports:

Flugbericht FW 190/170003 V 53 Nr. 1

Flugbericht Fw 190 D-9/210001 Nr. 1

Flugbericht Fw 190 D-9/210001 Nr. 2

Flugbericht Fw 190 D-9/210001 Nr. 3

Flugbericht Fw 190 D-9/210002 Nr. 1

Flugbericht Fw 190 D-9/210002 Nr. 2

Flugbericht Fw 190 D-9/210002 Nr. 3

Flugbericht Fw 190 D-9/210002 Nr. 4

Fw 190 D-9, Climb and Level Speed Performance with C3 Fuel (calculated estimate)

5 May 2013
Me 109 G Flight Test Reports:

Volldruckhöhe Me 109 G mit DB 605 A

Geschwindigkeitsmessungen an Flugzeuge mit sonderbehandelten und serienmässigen Oberflächen

Leistungsmessung 109 G mit DB 605 A und DB 601 E

Geschwindigkeitsunterschied zwischen V- und Normalleitwerk an Me 109 G

Einfluss der Form der Motorhaube auf die Geschwindigkeit der Me 109 G

Leistungsmessung Me 109 G-6 Tropen mit DB 605 A; Einfluß verschiedener Anbauten.

Geschwindigkeitseinfluß von 2 MK 108 unter den Flächen der Me 109 G.

Widerstand des unverkleideten 160 l Außenbehälters unter dem Rumpf.

Leistungen Me 109 G mit DB 605 AS

7 April 2013

Final Report on Test of Operational Suitability of P-40N-1 Airplane

Flight Tests of the Curtiss XP-40Q-2, AAF No. 42-9987

P-63 Performance Tests

29 March 2013

Boeing B-17 Performance

Consolidated B-24 Performance

Martin B-26 Performance

10 February 2013

Various documents relating to performance of Me 109 G & K with DB 605 engine:

Geschwindigkeitmessungen mit 4 VDM Luftschrauben auf Me 109 K4 mit DB 605 D, Aspera G.m.b.H., Kamenz, 4 January 1945

Interner Aktenvermerk Nr. 6642, Daimler-Benz, 17.1.45

Niederschrift Nr 6717, Damiler-Benz, 19.1.45

Niederschrift Nr 6718, Damiler-Benz, 19.1.45

Niederschrift Nr 6730, Daimler Benz, 24 January 1945

Niederschrift Nr 6731, Daimler Benz, 24 January 1945

Erprobungsbericht Nr. 15 vom 16.1.45 bis 15.2.45, Messerschmitt A.G., 22.2.45

Reparatur-Anweisung 2. Nachtrag Nr. 191/345, des Reichministers für Rüstung und Kriegproduktion, 14 March 1945

21 January 2013

Avro Lancaster Performance

Handley Page Halifax Performance

7 October 2012

P-43 Performance

Boeing B-17F Acceptance Performance Tests

Consolidated B-24D Acceptance Performance Tests

B-26 Performance Test

Douglas A-20B Acceptance Performance Tests

28 September 2012

P-36 Flight Tests

P-40 Performance Tests - major update

Memorandum Report on German Fighter - Focke-Wulf 190

17 September 2012

P-39 Flight Tests- major update

Me 110 Performance

3 September 2012

P-47 Performance - Supplemental Documentation updated

Me 109 E Performance

8 July 2012

Memorandum Report ENG-47-1673-A on Japanese Zero Fighter

Zeke 32 (Hamp), TAIC 102C Performance and Characteristics

Memorandum Report TSFER-1973 on Zeke 52 Airplane No. EB-2

Zeke 52, TAIC 102D Performance and Characteristics

Ki-43 - Oscar 2, TAIC 152A Performance and Characteristics

Ki-44 - Tojo 2, TAIC 155A Performance and Characteristics

Ki-61 - Tony 1, TAIC 154A Performance and Characteristics

Ki-61 - Tony 2, TAIC 154B Performance and Characteristics

Memorandum Report TSFTE-2001 on Frank I, T-2, Serial No. 302

Ki-84 - Frank 1, TAIC 156A Performance and Characteristics

J2M Raiden - Jack 11, TAIC 105A Performance and Characteristics

N1K1-J - George 11, TAIC 107A Performance and Characteristics

1 July 2012

F3A-1 No. 04691 Final Flight Report of Production Inspection Trials U.S. Naval Air Station, Patuxent River, Maryland

FG-1A No. 14575 Final Flight Report of Production Inspection Trials U.S. Naval Air Station, Patuxent River, Maryland

XF7F-1 No. 03549 Final Flight Report of Service Acceptance Trials U.S. Naval Air Station, Patuxent River, Maryland

F7F-1 No. 80262 Performance Characteristics U.S. Naval Air Station, Patuxent River, Maryland

4 February 2012

P-39 Performance

P-40 Performance

P-63 Performance

24 September 2011

Spitfire I Performance Updated:

Handling Trials of Spitfire K.5054

Spitfire K.9787 Performance Trials

Spitfire K.9787 Fuel consumption tests, handling and diving trials

Spitfire K.9793 Short performance with 2 Pitch metal airscrew

Spitfire L.1007 Handling and performance trials with two 20 m.m. fitted

Spitfire I Propellers

6 June 2009

Hurricane Mk I Performance Updated: New documentation on +12 lbs. boost.

15 February 2009

FW 190 A-5 Performance updated

25 January 2009

Vampire Performance Testing

Meteor Performance Testing

P-80 Performance Trials

Memorandum Report on The HE-162, AAF No. 489

Memorandum Report on ME-163B, Serial No. FE-500

Memorandum Report on Arado 234, AAF No. T2-1010

Note on the performance in flight of the German jet-propelled aircraft Messerschmitt 262, Heinkel 162 and Arado 234

History and Experiences of He-162 , HE-162 Report No. 2

8 November 2008

Hurricane Mk I Performance Updated: New documentation on Constant Speed Propellers, pilot armour and +12 lbs. boost.

Spitfire Mk. I versus Me 109 E Updated: New documentation on Constant Speed Propellers, 100 octane fuel and +12 lbs. boost.

18 May 2008

FW 190 A-8 Performance

19 April 2008

R.A.F. Strength in Squadrons November 1944 - May 1945

Einsatzbereitschaft der flg.Verbände im Bereich Lfl.Kdo.Reich, Stand 12.4.1945
(Operational Readiness of the aviation organizations in the area of Lfl.Kdo.Reich)

3 February 2008

Fw 190 D-9 Flight Trials & Performance Updated

5 January 2008

Combat Report of John Bushell, 151 Sqdn. 18 May 1940 (+12 lbs./sq.in boost (100 octane fuel) used by Hurricane pilots during the Battle of France)

Additional Combat Reports of Tempest V pilots: 3 Squadron and 486 (New Zealand) Squadron

6 November 2007

FW 190 A-3 Performance

Sea Fury X

3 September 2007

Encounter Reports of P-47 Pilots

The Battle Over Munich April 24, 1944 By Bill Marshall

Combat Reports of Free French, Norwegian, New Zealand, USAAF & RAF Spitifire IX Squadrons as well as Combat Reports from Australian, Belgian, Canadian, Czech, Rhodesian & South African
Spitfire IX pilots during 1942 - 1943.

30 April 2007

The Scouting Force at Steeple Morden (F-122) By Bill Marshall

25 March 2007

Mosquito Performance

Mosquito F Mk. II W-4076 Level speed measurments made with matt and smooth black finishes. A. & A.E.E. Boscombe Down

Mosquito F Mk. II W-4096 Compartive level speed performance with standard and tropical engine cowlings. A. & A.E.E. Boscombe Down

Mosquito B. Mk. IV DK.290 Level speed performance and position error trials with and without stores carried. A. & A.E.E. Boscombe Down

Mosquito B. Mk. IV DK.290 Comparitive level speeds with ducted saxaphone and multi stub exhausts. A. & A.E.E. Boscombe Down

Mosquito FB. Mk. VI HJ.679 Brief performance trials. A. & A.E.E. Boscombe Down

Mosquito FB. Mk. VI HJ.679 Tests carried out at Hatfield to check the Maximum Level Speed obtained in previous tests. DeHaviland Aircraft Co. Ltd.

Mosquito FB. Mk. VI HX.809 Level speed performance at normal & increased boost rating. A. & A.E.E. Boscombe Down

Mosquito B. Mk IX LR.495 Performance trials without external bombs or fuel tanks. A. & A.E.E. Boscombe Down

Mosquito B. Mk IX LR.495 Level speed performance with two external 500 lbs. fitted. A. & A.E.E. Boscombe Down

Mosquito NF. Mk. XV MP.469 Short Performance and handling trials. A. & A.E.E. Boscombe Down

Mosquito PR Mk XVI DZ.540 Performance, brief handling and pressure cabin tests. A. & A.E.E. Boscombe Down

Mosquito B. Mk. XX KB.328 Level speed performance trials. A. & A.E.E. Boscombe Down

Mosquito NF. Mk 30 MM.748 Position error and level speed performance trials. A. & A.E.E. Boscombe Down

Gladiator K-7964 Performance Trials. A. & A.E.E. Martlesham Heath

F4F Performance

F4F-3 Nos. 1845, 1948, 1851 Final Report of Production Inspection Trials. Naval Air Station, Anacostia, D.C.

Detail Specification for Model F4F-3 Airplane. Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation

F4F-4 No. 4058 Final Report of Production Inspection Trials. U. S. Naval Air Station, Anacostia, D.C.

F4F-4 Performance Tests. U. S. Naval Air Station, Anacostia, D.C.

F4F-4 Miscellaneous U. S. Naval Air Station, Anacostia, D.C.

F4F-4 Detail Specification. Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation

FM-2 Performance

FM-2 No. 16169 Water Injection Tests. U. S. Naval Air Station, Patuxent River, Maryland

FM-2 No. 15953 Final Flight Report of Production Inspection Trials. U. S. Naval Air Station, Patuxent River, Maryland

F4U-1 Detail Specification. Chance - Vought Aircraft

F4U-1D Detail Specification. Chance - Vought Aircraft

F4U-4 Detail Specification. Chance - Vought Aircraft

F4U-1 Final Flight Report of Production Inspection Trials. U. S. Naval Air Station, Patuxent River, Maryland

F4U-4 Final Report Project TED No. BIS 2157 Production Inspection Trials. U. S. Naval Air Test Center, Patuxent River, MD.

F6F-3 Detail Specification Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation

F6F-3 No. 42874 Final Flight Report of Production Inspection Trials. U. S. Naval Air Station, Patuxent River, Maryland

F6F-3 No. 25832 Final Flight Report of Production Inspection Trials. U. S. Naval Air Station, Patuxent River, Maryland

Typhoon Performance Updated

24 January 2007

F6F Hellcat Performance

Model F6F-3 Airplanes - Periodic Performance CheckF6F-3 No. 40164, TED No. PTR 2125. U. S. Naval Air Station, Patuxent River, Maryland

Model F6F-3 Airplanes - Periodic Performance Check F6F-3 No. 42633, TED No. PTR 2125. U. S. Naval Air Station, Patuxent River, Maryland

Evaluation of Maximum Practicable Combat Power Rating for the Model F6F-3 Airplane F6F-3 Nos. 04934, 41420, 42633, TED No. PTR 0414.
U. S. Naval Air Station, Patuxent River, Maryland

Model F6F-3 Airplane, Production Inspection Trials F6F-3 No. 41588, BIS 2116 U. S. Naval Air Test Center, Patuxent River, Md.

Hellcat F.N. 322, Brief Performance Trials A. & A.E.E. Boscombe Down

Hellcat F.N. 360, Level Speed Performance in Auxiliary High Supercharger Gear A. & A.E.E. Boscombe Down

Performance Test Each 1000th Airplane Model F6F-5 No. 58310, TED No. PTR 2125 U. S. Naval Air Station, Patuxent River, Maryland

Performance Test Each 1000th Airplane Model F6F-5 No. 72731, TED No. PTR 2125.1 U. S. Naval Air Station, Patuxent River, Maryland

Hellcat II JV.224, Climb and Level Speed Performance With and Without Water Injection A. & A.E.E. Boscombe Down

Hellcat II JV.224, Brief Handling Trials With Spring tab Ailerons A. & A.E.E. Boscombe Down

F4U Corsair Performance

Maximum Speed of F4U-1 Airplane #02334 ("Cleaned-Up" Version) on War Emergency Power Rating U. S. Naval Air Station, Patuxent River, Maryland

Performance Characteristics of Model F4U-1 Airplane F4U-1 No. 02155 U. S. Naval Air Station, Patuxent River, Maryland

Model F4U-1 Airplane Flight Test of Water Injection Equipment F4U-1 No. 17930 TED PTR No. 2105. U. S. Naval Air Station, Patuxent River, Maryland

Model F4U-1 Airplane Evaluation of Maximum Practicable Combat Rating F4U-1 No. 50030 TED PTR No. 0415 U. S. Naval Air Station, Patuxent River, Maryland

Corsair F. Mk II JT.259 Performance Trials and Position Error Measurment A. & A.E.E. Boscombe Down

Flight Test of Two Model FG-1 Airplanes British Corsair Mk IV KD 365 and KD 502 TED PTR No. 2140. U. S. Naval Air Station, Patuxent River, Maryland

Corsair F. Mk IV KD.227 Level Speed Trials With and Without Water Injection A. & A.E.E. Boscombe Down

Final Report on Evaluation of Maximum Practicable Combat Rating for the Model F4U-1 Airplane F4U-1 No. 50030 TED PTR No. 0415. U. S. Naval Air Station, Patuxent River, Maryland

1 December 2006

Hurricane Mk I Performance

Hurricane Mk 1 K.5083 Performance Trial A. & A.E.E.

Hurricane Mk. I L. 1547 Trials with 2-pitch airscrew. A. & A.E.E.

Hurricane Mk. I L. 2026 Comparitive Performance TrialsA. & A.E.E.

Operational Characteristics of Hurricane Aircraft

Report of Compartive Trials of Hurricane versus Messerschmitt 109

Tactical Trials - Tempest IICentral Fighter EstablishmentReport No. 30

Comparative Performance of Fighter AircraftBy Sqdn. Ldr. T.S. Wade, D.F.C, A.F.C, R.A.F.V.R.

Me 109 G Flight Tests

    Me 109 G2: Speed Measurements on Airplanes With Specially Treated and Standard Production Surfaces

    PAGE REMOVED: Me 109 G-2: Geschwindigkeitsmessungen an Flugzeuge mit sonderbehandelten und serienmässigen Oberflächen

    Me 109 G-6 Trop: Influence of the engine cowling shape on the speed of the ME 109 G

    PAGE REMOVED: Me 109 G-6 Trop: Einfluss der Form der Motorhaube auf die Geschwindigkeit der Me 109 G

    Me 109 G: Speed influence of 2 MK 108 under the wings of the ME 109 G.

    PAGE REMOVED: Geschwindigkeitseinflug von 2 MK 108 unter den Flächen der Me 109 G.

    Me 109-G-5: Drag of 160 liter external tank, without fairing, beneath the fuselage.

    PAGE REMOVED: Widerstand des unverkleideten 160 L Außenbehälters unter dem Rumpf.

Model Specification for Model XP-51 Airplane(N.A.A. Model No. NA-73) Report No. 1620North American Aviation, Inc. Inglewood, California

Model Specification for Model A-36 Airplane(N.A.A. Model No. NA-97) Report No. NA-5338North American Aviation, Inc. Inglewood, California

F4F-4 Aircraft Characteristics & PerformanceBureau of Aeronautics-Navy Dept.

F4U-1 Aircraft Performance & CharacteristicsBureau of Aeronautics-Navy Dept.

F4U-1 No. 02296 Flying Characteristics and Design and Maintenance Qualities of F4U-1Army Air Forces Material Command Memorandum
Report No. Eng-19-1641-A

F4U-1 Performance Characteristics

F4U-1D Aircraft Performance & CharacteristicsBureau of Aeronautics-Navy Dept.

F4U-4 Performance Summary

Comparison Trials of P-51B and F4U-1 Airplanes.U.S. Naval Air Station, Patuxent River, MD

Grumman F6F-3 No. 25820Army Air Forces Material CommandMemorandum Report No. Eng-19-1640-A

F6F-5 Hellcat Standard Aircraft CharacteristicsBureau of Aeronautics-Navy Dept.

15 October 2006

P-47M Performance Summary Republic Aviation Report No. ES-300

P-47N Performance Summary Republic Aviation Report No. ES-302-a

P-38 F & G Performance Summary Lockheed Aircraft Corporation Report No. 2338

The P-38 Lightning Evolution of Speed and Climb Performance By Wayne Cunningham

Tactical Suitability of the P-51 Airplane Serial No.: 4-42-7 Army Airforces Proving Ground Command Eglin Field, Florida

Estimated P-51B Mustang Performance with Improved Fuel (160 grade)

P-51H, Summary of Calculated Performance North American Aviation Report No. NA-8284-A

Report of Comparitive Evaluation of Focke-Wulf 190-A/4 Airplane Project TED No. PTR-1107 U.S. Naval Air Station, Patuxent River, MD

General Technical Data and Flight Characteristics of the Zero Fighter Airplane HQ 23rd FG

Performance and Characteristics of the Japanese Zero-2 Model A6m2 Airplane

Performance Flight Test of a Japanese Hamp, AAF No. EB-201 Engineering Division Memorandum Report Serial No. ENG-47-1726-A

Combat Evaluation of Zeke 52 with F4U-1D, F6F-5, and FM-2 Project TED No. PTR-1111 U.S. Naval Air Station, Patuxent River, MD

16 September 2006

WWIIaircraftperformance.org launched.

Flight Test of the P-51H Airplane, AAF No. 44-64182 (90" Hg. with bomb and rocket racks)

Tactical Suitability of the P-38G Type Airplane as Compared to the P-38F

Comparitive Performance of P-39D, P-40F, and P-51 Airplanes

XP-51F Performance Chart

XP-51G Performance Chart

AFDU Tactical Trials - P-47C

Tests on P-47C's VIII Fighter Command

Flight Report Nr. 2 FW 190 A-8 733705

Performance and Handling Charateristics of the FW-190 Airplane AAF No. EB-104

The Rolls-Royce Griffon

Rolls-Royce Griffon 69

Rolls-Royce Griffon VI

Revised Pages: P-38 , P-47 , P-51 , Me 109 G , FW 190D-9

8 August 2006

Me 109 G Flight Tests

Encounter Reports of P-51 Mustang Pilots

P-51A-1 Performance Chart

P-51B High Speed Performance


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