Top Level Flight Speeds

    The table gives top level flight speed at different altitudes. The first figure is with WEP and the second figure without WEP. Indicated Airspeed (IAS) is in knots and a by product of the table is maximum effective altitude, (not maximum achievable altitude). The data was collected by TBrd.

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    The FW-D9 is the fastest aircraft at all altitudes, (not including the Me-262) the next fastest aircraft at each altitude is indicated by the figure in red.


    Deck 5K 10K 15K 20K 25K 30K 35K 40K
    FW-D9 335/316 316/298 316/298 300/289 279/269 261/248 240/230 219/207 180/174
    FW-A4 318/306 308/294 300/287 281/267 256/242 230/219 215/205 205/195 172/166
    109K 318/306 302/289 287/275 267/256 250/240 230/221 211/203 190/182 166/159
    P51 314/304 310/298 302/292 279/267 267/259 254/244 225/215 194/190 142/137
    La5-FN 314/302 302/292 296/287 281/269 258/244 232/221 180/170    
    FW-A8 312/300 292/283 281/273 273/265 259/248 228/221 207/199 180/172  
    N1K2 310/300 306/294 287/279 275/263 265/254 238/230 203/197 169/161  
    Ki-84 310/300 306/296 285/275 275/265 265/258 238/229 197/188    
    FW-A3 308/294 296/283 277/265 248/236 234/223 223/213 211/199 195/184  
    F4U 294/280 289/273 279/265 271/258 263/250 246/230 219/205 190/180 161/150
    P38 291/277 281/267 275/261 259/248 250/236 236/225 221/211 195/186 166/159
    Spit9 289/281 281/273 277/269 259/250 256/248 232/225 209/201 184/178 157/149
    P47 289/279 285/275 281/273 275/265 275/267 258/248 232/223 203/196 164/159
    109G 289/275 269/259 256/246 238/228 223/215 209/199 190/180 174/166  
    Mosquito 279/271 273/265 273/265 254/246 252/244 236/228 211/203 190/182 147/141
    109F 279/267 275/263 273/261 263/252 256/244 230/221 209/197 182/172 159/149
    F6F 278/267 267/263 259/252 254/248 250/242 232/225 205/197 180/169  
    Yak-9 263/254 258/250 258/250 244/236 223/217 199/192 180/172    
    Spit5 261/254 250/242 242/234 228/223 217/211 201/194 189/184    
    Ki-43 254/244 236/228 230/221 217/207 205/195 184/175      
    A-26 252/238 246/234 240/226 226/217 206/194 186/174      
    P40 250/243 236/230 226/221 219/213 194/188 169/164      
    A6M5 238/232 232/225 221/214 202/195 194/188 174/168      
    Hurri-2B 234/226 225/219 223/215 207/201 194/188 180/172      
    F4F 228/223 223/217 216/211 205/199 189/184 168/162      
                       
    Me-262 483   420   366   306   242



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