Acceleration
Each aircraft was loaded with 10 minutes worth of fuel and an air start
at various altitudes was used. The aircraft were slowed to stall speed then
auto level trim was applied. The time to 100mph was recorded.
These figures will help you judge if you can catch an enemy aircraft
before it gets a good head of steam up... even if it's maximum level speed
is higher that the aircraft you are in.
| Aircraft - 1,000 feet |
Time To 100mph |
| Spad XIII |
13.6s |
| Spad VII |
14.5s |
| R.A.F. SE5a |
15.3s |
| Bristol F.2B |
15.8s |
| Sopwith F.1 Camel |
17.2s |
| Fokker DVII |
20.6s |
| Albatros D.Va |
22.6s |
| Fokker Dr.1 |
26.9s |
| Halberstadt CLII |
32.3s |
| Aircraft - 2,500 feet |
Time To 100mph |
| Spad XIII |
15s |
| Spad VII |
15.2s |
| R.A.F. SE5a |
17.2s |
| Bristol F.2B |
19.5s |
| Sopwith F.1 Camel |
19.6s |
| Fokker DVII |
22.4s |
| Albatros D.Va |
26.9s |
| Fokker Dr.1 |
34.5s |
| Halberstadt CLII |
40.4s |
| Aircraft - 3.750 feet |
Time To 100mph |
| Spad XIII |
19.3s |
| Spad VII |
19.8s |
| R.A.F. SE5a |
19.9s |
| Bristol F.2B |
20.5s |
| Sopwith F.1 Camel |
22.2s |
| Fokker DVII |
24.0s |
| Albatros D.Va |
33.6s |
| Fokker Dr.1 |
40.5s |
| Halberstadt CLII |
56.2s |
| Aircraft - 5,000 feet |
Time To 100mph |
| Spad XIII |
20.7s |
| Spad VII |
21.2s |
| R.A.F. SE5a |
22.2s |
| Bristol F.2B |
24.5s |
| Sopwith F.1 Camel |
24.9s |
| Fokker DVII |
28.5s |
| Albatros D.Va |
37s |
| Fokker Dr.1 |
56s |
| Halberstadt CLII |
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| Aircraft - 8,000 feet |
Time To 100mph |
| Spad XIII |
24.0s |
| Spad VII |
24.5s |
| R.A.F. SE5a |
24.8s |
| Bristol F.2B |
30.2s |
| Sopwith F.1 Camel |
42.1s |
| Fokker DVII |
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| Albatros D.Va |
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| Fokker Dr.1 |
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| Halberstadt CLII |
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