[JG14_Jagr]

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You guys know the original F-86 Sabre only had a top speed of around 680 mph, right?? The Military channel show 'greatest planes" taught me that one.. plus the wide world of the web is spouting these numbers at me
Performance:
Maximum Speed: 685 mph.
Cruising Speed: 540 mph.
Range: 1,200 miles
Service Ceiling: 49,000 ft

So you cats flyin that fast have some kind of souped up carb or something, mine flys at around 600-670 on a good day. You guys using premium gas??

MILES per hour.. you are talking MILES per hour and we are taling KILOMETERS per hour. Its very important to be sure you are comparing apples to apples when discussing this. Its also important to remember the difference between INDICATED air speed and TRUE air speed.. not to mention how "MACH" is determined. I have seen lots of posts by confused people who are sure they have found problems but in reality the issue has been their lack of awareness of TAS/IAS, or MACH, or KPH/MPH/KTS etc. The speeds are pretty close to reality given the limitations of the FM variables from what I can see so far.