Pinnacle of Piston fighter: Last US piston fighters vs Spiteful Mk XVI?

[Kugelblitz]

Do we have any information about spiteful time to altitude ?
All I could see about spiteful is climb rate at 2000ft

Spiteful: 4890 ft/min (24.8 m/s) at 2000 ft. No additional information

XP-72 with twin props: 5250 ft/min (26.67 m/s) at sea level, take 3.8 min to climb to 20,000 ft

P-51H: 5120 ft/min (26 m/s) at sea level, take 4.58 min to climb to 20,000 ft

XP-51G: take 3.58 min to climb to 20,000 ft

F4U-5: 4840 ft/min (24.58 m/s) at sea level, take 4.7 min to climb to 20,000 ft

Spiteful XIV 4m54s to 20000ft

 

[Ronny]

Spiteful XIV 4m54s to 20000ft

Thank you but where did you got that number from? I can't find Spiteful climb rate anywhere

 

[Kugelblitz]

Thank you but where did you got that number from? I can't find Spiteful climb rate anywhere

Took it down so long ago I thought it might be from a book. Just searched those most likely, but didn't find anything, so sorry idk. Can only assure that I'm not making it up. Inital climb for the F.15: 24,1m/s btw, again ? source; never thought anybody would ask or that I would have any answer on the subject.

 

[Ronny]

Took it down so long ago I thought it might be from a book. Just searched those most likely, but didn't find anything, so sorry idk. Can only assure that I'm not making it up. Inital climb for the F.15: 24,1m/s btw, again ? source; never thought anybody would ask or that I would have any answer on the subject.

Thank you alot anyway

 

[Trident]

The DH.103 Hornet.
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'nuff said!

 

[NMaude]

The DH.103 Hornet.
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I have no doubt that if the War had lasted another year, possibly two then the Hornet would've been mass-produced and it would likely have been fitted with Martin-Baker Mk-1 ejection seat.

 

[Archibald]

Sleek beauty with impeccable aerodynamics !

 

[Kugelblitz]

Thank you but where did you got that number from? I can't find Spiteful climb rate anywhere

What is the source for F8F-1 / -2 and F4U-4 in the graph you posted?

 

[Ronny]

What is the source for F8F-1 / -2 and F4U-4 in the graph you posted?

From their Flight manual

 

[perttime]

The Spiteful never entered service. The few that actually flew were used for testing and evaluation. Apparently with different engines and propellers. I'm not so sure firm numbers for a production or "in-service" Spiteful really exist. There are speed and climb rate numbers for particular aircraft but I didn't spot any time to 20,000 feet figures in the Morgan and Shacklady book.

 

[NMaude]

The Spiteful never entered service. The few that actually flew were used for testing and evaluation.

I have no doubt that if the War had lasted another six months the Spiteful would've entered production.

 

[Nicknick]

Than it would have had to fight against the Volksjägers, mass produced in secret caves....