Climb Rate
Updated: 10.10.99
Each aircraft was loaded with 10 minutes worth of fuel and an air start
at 500 feet was used. The aircraft were allowed to accelerate on auto level
to 100mph then auto climb, on the default setting, was applied, The aircraft
were allowed to continue climbing for 10 minutes. Times were recorded as
they passed through each 1,000 foot barrier. The tests were cancelled at
10 minutes.
Most aircraft could not make it to 10,000 feet in the 10 minutes... some
never made it through 8,000 feet.
| Aircraft |
500 - 1,000 feet |
| R.A.F. SE5a |
25s |
| Spad XIII |
25s |
| Spad VII |
26s |
| Bristol F.2B |
27s |
| Sopwith F.1 Camel |
31s |
| Fokker DVII |
31s |
| Fokker Dr.1 |
34s |
| Albatros D.Va |
37s |
| Halberstadt CLII |
38s |
| Aircraft |
1,000 - 2,000 feet |
| R.A.F. SE5a |
40s |
| Spad VII |
42s |
| Bristol F.2B |
49s |
| Sopwith F.1 Camel |
50s |
| Fokker DVII |
50s |
| Spad XIII |
51s |
| Fokker Dr.1 |
62s |
| Halberstadt CLII |
74s |
| Albatros D.Va |
74s |
| Aircraft |
2,000 - 3,000 feet |
| R.A.F. SE5a |
50s |
| Spad VII |
50s |
| Fokker DVII |
54s |
| Bristol F.2B |
54s |
| Sopwith F.1 Camel |
55s |
| Spad XIII |
55s |
| Fokker Dr.1 |
65s |
| Halberstadt CLII |
79s |
| Albatros D.Va |
89s |
| Aircraft |
3,000 - 4,000 feet |
| R.A.F. SE5a |
49s |
| Spad VII |
53s |
| Fokker DVII |
56s |
| Bristol F.2B |
59s |
| Sopwith F.1 Camel |
59s |
| Spad XIII |
60s |
| Fokker Dr.1 |
68s |
| Halberstadt CLII |
82s |
| Albatros D.Va |
87s |
| Aircraft |
4,000 - 5,000 feet |
| R.A.F. SE5a |
51s |
| Spad VII |
55s |
| Fokker DVII |
59s |
| Bristol F.2B |
60s |
| Sopwith F.1 Camel |
62s |
| Spad XIII |
65s |
| Fokker Dr.1 |
72s |
| Halberstadt CLII |
88s |
| Albatros D.Va |
89s |
| Aircraft |
5,000 - 6,000 feet |
| R.A.F. SE5a |
54s |
| Spad VII |
60s |
| Fokker DVII |
60s |
| Bristol F.2B |
63s |
| Sopwith F.1 Camel |
66s |
| Spad XIII |
72s |
| Fokker Dr.1 |
78s |
| Halberstadt CLII |
95s |
| Albatros D.Va |
100s |
| Aircraft |
6,000 - 7,000 feet |
| R.A.F. SE5a |
57s |
| Spad VII |
63s |
| Fokker DVII |
64s |
| Bristol F.2B |
70s |
| Sopwith F.1 Camel |
75s |
| Spad XIII |
80s |
| Fokker Dr.1 |
81s |
| Halberstadt CLII |
105s |
| Albatros D.Va |
116s |
| Aircraft |
7,000 - 8,000 feet |
| R.A.F. SE5a |
59s |
| Spad VII |
68s |
| Fokker DVII |
68s |
| Bristol F.2B |
73s |
| Sopwith F.1 Camel |
75s |
| Spad XIII |
88s |
| Fokker Dr.1 |
91s |
| Halberstadt CLII |
--- |
| Albatros D.Va |
--- |
| Aircraft |
8,000 - 9,000 feet |
| R.A.F. SE5a |
64s |
| Fokker DVII |
72s |
| Spad VII |
74s |
| Sopwith F.1 Camel |
81s |
| Spad XIII |
99s |
| Bristol F.2B |
100s |
| Halberstadt CLII |
--- |
| Fokker Dr.1 |
--- |
| Albatros D.Va |
--- |
| Aircraft |
9,000 - 10,000 feet |
| R.A.F. SE5a |
67s |
| Fokker DVII |
77s |
| Spad VII |
77s |
| Sopwith F.1 Camel |
--- |
| Spad XIII |
--- |
| Bristol F.2B |
|
| Halberstadt CLII |
--- |
| Fokker Dr.1 |
--- |
| Albatros D.Va |
--- |
| Aircraft |
500 - 5,000 feet |
| R.A.F. SE5a |
3:35mins |
| Spad VII |
3:54mins |
| Bristol F.2B |
4:09mins |
| Fokker DVII |
4:10mins |
| Spad XIII |
4:16mins |
| Sopwith F.1 Camel |
4:17mins |
| Halberstadt CLII |
6:01mins |
| Fokker Dr.1 |
6:07mins |
| Albatros D.Va |
6:15mins |
| Aircraft |
500 - 10,000 feet |
| R.A.F. SE5a |
8:36mins |
| Spad VII |
9:41mins |
| Fokker DVII |
9:51mins |
| Bristol F.2B |
(8:55mins - 9,000feet) |
| Spad XIII |
(9:55mins - 9,000feet) |
| Sopwith F.1 Camel |
(9:14mins - 9,000feet) |
| Halberstadt CLII |
(9:21mins - 7,000feet) |
| Fokker Dr.1 |
(9:32mins - 7,000feet) |
| Albatros D.Va |
(9:51mins - 7,000feet) |
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