Hello all, long time lurker, but finally my first post here!
First off, I have a few questions regarding the Spitfire Mk XIV, and other Griffin variants, along with the 109K4.
For starters, does anyone have any performance charts on the XIV with the clipped wings? I know it was supposed to be faster, and as far as I know, it climbed slightly worse, however I can't seem to find any specifics.
Second of all, how would the aforementioned aircraft, clipped and full wing, compare to the K4? From what I've gathered, the K4 has the edge in speed and about equal climb with the 1.98ata boost, however that leads me to something else. I've been told that the Spitfire Mk22 was introduced a few months or so before the wars end, and was stationed in Malta. I could be wrong there, as I haven't found any sources on that information... Anyways, I also know that the 1.98ata boost for the K4 came along soon before the wars end, and saw little action. So what I'm getting to is, would the K4 with 1.98ata be more suitible for comparison against the Mk22 or XIV?
Frankly I could be totally wrong about the service entry date of the Mk22, I was simply told by someone else, and they used this book as a source... Spitfire: Leo McKinstry: 9780719568756: Amazon.com: Books
Which I haven't read before, so I cannot verify the legitimacy of that claim...
Anyways to sum it up;
Performance charts of the clipped XIV?
K4 vs clipped and full XIV
or... K4 vs Mk22?
And whatever other information you think it's important I know.
Oh, and right off the bat, I apologize for my severe lack of knowledge (at least compared to most of you guys) right off the bat.
Anyways, thanks!
First off, I have a few questions regarding the Spitfire Mk XIV, and other Griffin variants, along with the 109K4.
For starters, does anyone have any performance charts on the XIV with the clipped wings? I know it was supposed to be faster, and as far as I know, it climbed slightly worse, however I can't seem to find any specifics.
Second of all, how would the aforementioned aircraft, clipped and full wing, compare to the K4? From what I've gathered, the K4 has the edge in speed and about equal climb with the 1.98ata boost, however that leads me to something else. I've been told that the Spitfire Mk22 was introduced a few months or so before the wars end, and was stationed in Malta. I could be wrong there, as I haven't found any sources on that information... Anyways, I also know that the 1.98ata boost for the K4 came along soon before the wars end, and saw little action. So what I'm getting to is, would the K4 with 1.98ata be more suitible for comparison against the Mk22 or XIV?
Frankly I could be totally wrong about the service entry date of the Mk22, I was simply told by someone else, and they used this book as a source... Spitfire: Leo McKinstry: 9780719568756: Amazon.com: Books
Which I haven't read before, so I cannot verify the legitimacy of that claim...
Anyways to sum it up;
Performance charts of the clipped XIV?
K4 vs clipped and full XIV
or... K4 vs Mk22?
And whatever other information you think it's important I know.
Oh, and right off the bat, I apologize for my severe lack of knowledge (at least compared to most of you guys) right off the bat.
Anyways, thanks!
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