#Climbing Chart

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keen sequoia
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I know there's a chart of climbing IAS speeds for individual vehicles, but I often hear that it is outdated and should not be trusted. Is it reliable, and if not, is there an alternative?

manic orbit
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I just experiment with different things till the altitude numbers go faster lol. A lot of the charts don’t make sense to me

deft ember
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I don't think theres a climbing chart but I've done a lot of experiments in test flights before.

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What plane do u want to climb speed for, I have everything stored in memory

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@keen sequoia

keen sequoia
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Bf 109 and Fw 190, primarily. I know the Bf 109 is supposed to be good at climbing, but a lot of the time I get out climbed by P-51s and Spitfires, so I must be doing something wrong.

deft ember
keen sequoia
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F-2 and F-4, if you know them.

deft ember
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idk about the f2

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but for the f4 its around 260 ias

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and above 4000m its around 250

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btw the g2/trop doesnt actually climb better than the f4

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tested it out

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it only starts climbing better when its over 5000m

void drift
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Generally you want to climb 20-30kph+ faster than the speeds specified

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So on most planes e.g. bf109s, yaks etc I climb at around 280-300kph

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That should be enough that by the time I'm at altitude I have enough energy to engage the enemy

deft ember
void drift
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Not at all really

deft ember
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which yak do you mean then?

void drift
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Any

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Yak-3, 9u, 3/9p, 3u

deft ember
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i'd only climb at that speed for the yak9ut

void drift
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Even the lavochkins

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I225

deft ember
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270ias max for any other yaks

deft ember
void drift
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I mean it's more crucial for the yaks that retain more power at low alt

deft ember
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and getting as high of an alt as possible is better

void drift
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The high speed of your climb means you'll have less time to accelerate to faster speeds at mid alt than you were at lower, so when you meet an enemy, say around 3-5km horizontally away you can level out and accelerate to speeds quicker you can do maneuvers effectively at in the safe side

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I never said you shouldn't climb as high as you can

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I only specified why climbing at faster speeds than the chart says is better

deft ember
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just level out a bit earlier instead

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still, its a matter of personal preference

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from the tests i conducted around 4 months ago 260 ias seems to be the optimal climbing speed for most mid tier yaks

void drift
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just did my own test rn

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both 260 and 280 had reached 5km at almost same time around 4 min 10-15 secs *for yak-3

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on the test flight map

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did it with limited 20 min fuel

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and kept to mostly 96% throttle to avoid overheating

deft ember