billswagger
Airman 1st Class
- 256
- Mar 12, 2009
Instrumentation was probably very limited through most of ww2. I would speculate there is a margin of error that increases the faster the plane gets, but also most WW2 instruments weren't designed for transonic flight. The idea of being able to maintain those kinds of speeds was also a new concept for WW2 aircraft engineers to have to work with.
Here's where it gets fuzzy for me.
Aren't IAS readings typically lower than TAS???? with the exception of flying into a head wind.
What are other circumstances that an IAS reading might be significantly greater than a TAS reading, ruling out instrument error???
Funny...when i google: "P-47D" and "critical mach", that 0.83M number pops up, which is an obvious typo. i have to dig for the actual figure.
Here's where it gets fuzzy for me.
Aren't IAS readings typically lower than TAS???? with the exception of flying into a head wind.
What are other circumstances that an IAS reading might be significantly greater than a TAS reading, ruling out instrument error???
Funny...when i google: "P-47D" and "critical mach", that 0.83M number pops up, which is an obvious typo. i have to dig for the actual figure.