P-47D-** Top speed without wing Pylons?

[DSR_T-800]

I was curious of what the top speed of the P-47 would be without wing pylons. I found that the Fw-190 found a 8-10kph increase in speed with the removal of its ETC 504(Which is located under the fuselage. By using common sense, it would only make sense if the P-51 had a better increase of speed because the Mustang has 2 pylons under each wing of roughly the same size of the Fw-190's ETC 504. I found a 20kph increase in speed with the removal of the P-51B's pylons. So knowing that the P-47's pylons are nearly 3 times the size of the P-51's pylons; what would be the speed increase if we were able to remove the pylons on the P-47. Or are all tests on the P-47 completed without wing pylons.

 

Also, it would nice to remove the pylons because I'd like to fly my P-47 purely like a fighter.

 

Thanks

 

http://www.warbirddepot.com/dbimages/33/33-a-1280.jpg

[Bullfrog_]

It depends on which pylons, the initial under wing pylons that came with the D-15 cut 45mph off the top speed, the later more stream line ones cut 15mph off the top speed. I believe these came with the D-20

 

According to http://www.aerofiles.com/JBrepub-p47dg.html

 

In my book American Hundred Thousand, they quote

 

"My P-47D-16 was exactly 50mph slower with the same throttle setting due to the monstrosities(wing pylons) they used on it"

 

I didn't see anything about the more stream line pylons in the book, though I may have just missed it.

[Echo38]

"My P-47D-16 was exactly 50mph slower with the same throttle setting due to the monstrosities(wing pylons) they used on it"

 

What throttle setting? It matters. 50 MPH knocked off at max power wouldn't necessarily mean 50 MPH knocked off at cruise, and vice versa. It could be more or less at other settings.

[Bullfrog_]

What throttle setting? It matters. 50 MPH knocked off at max power wouldn't necessarily mean 50 MPH knocked off at cruise, and vice versa. It could be more or less at other settings.

 

 

That's all it says. I've seen 45-50 a few times but never the throttle settings for it

[Solty]

That's all it says. I've seen 45-50 a few times but never the throttle settings for it

I would say its for max speed. They usually worried about that, because that was what mattered in combat.

[Echo38]

I would say its for max speed. They usually worried about that, because that was what mattered in combat.

 

Right. I shouldn't have used cruise for my example; the question I have is whether that's military power or WEP. Pilots were often told not to use WEP unless it was an actual emergency, and there've been several fighter pilots who saw combat, who said they never activated it. So, it is questionable whether the 50 MPH was lost at MIL or WEP.

[RAZBAM_ELMO]

Guess we'll have to wait and see when they release the 47 to us.

[DSR_T-800]

This is the latest image of the entire P-47 which was released back in Sept 2014

 

 

Dorsal fin and Hamilton propeller :)

 

Wing racks for Bombs and Rockets.

Edited August 23, 2015 by DSR_T-800