Vacca Rabite's question about the speed of bombers got me to thinking, and since the kids have off today and I have to stay home with them, I might as well put the time to good use, by measuring the center point to center point "speeds" of the planes in my collection.
Scouts
- A 127
- B 115
- C 115.5
- D 103
- G 96
- I 102
- J 103
- M 114.5
- N 128
- O 115
- P 96
- Q 115
Two-seaters
- K 102.5
Bombers, etc
- XA 88.9
- XB 94.5
- XC 94.7
- XD 90
- XD 89
If don't know if anyone here has done this before. I tried doing a search to locate a previous thread, but couldn't find one.
These numbers are the result of measuring twice, from red (or blue) point, of a machine executing a straight. Having worked in printing related industries all my life, I recognize some variation might turn up as a result of either the cutting of cards, printing, et cetera. This, I expect, is why I came up with two different numbers for the XD deck. My Caproni CA.3 measured out at 89mm, whereas the other XDs came out at 90mm.
I think it is safe to say that, in all cases, the scouts are faster than the bombers.
Feel free to add onto this thread with planes you have that aren't in my collection.
Bookmarks