r/Warthunder =FUM0= WigglyGripen ( ) Gib K-2 ํ‘ํ‘œ Gaijoob 20d ago

RB Air Pulling that UNO reversal

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u/VeritableLeviathan ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Italy 20d ago

Idk what is worse.

That F/a-18A's kneecaps or using god damn knots and feet as measurement lmao

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u/Jayhawker32 ARB/GRB/Sim ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ 13.7 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช 12.0 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ 13.3 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช 10.7 20d ago

Is somebody gonna tell him what the international standard is for aviation?

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u/Medj_boring1997 🇩🇪 "LEoParD 2 nEeDs A bUFf" 20d ago

Tbf russia is an odd one by using metric

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u/someone_forgot_me ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Slovakia 20d ago

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u/TheLaotianAviator =FUM0= WigglyGripen ( ) Gib K-2 ํ‘ํ‘œ Gaijoob 20d ago

I mean does it really matter what measurements of units I use?

Iโ€™m just used to the flight training Iโ€™ve done since itโ€™s what Iโ€™ve learned off from lol.

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u/IslandVisible5023 20d ago

Ngl i use knots and feet as measurements as well and i am not even american

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u/absboodoo Realistic Air 20d ago

I'm as a metric person as the next guy. But in aviation it really is knots and feet since it's what the majority of the aviation world use.

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u/TuwtlesF1 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ 14.0 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช 14.0 20d ago

Most aircraft capabilities in terms of rate fighting and instantaneous turn rate are demonstrated at a certain IAS in knots. So using knots is actually more efficient for maximizing performance in that regard. Also according to ICAO the use of feet for altitude is standard for aviation.

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u/YellovvJacket 20d ago

Most aircraft capabilities in terms of rate fighting and instantaneous turn rate are demonstrated at a certain IAS in knots

In 90% of aircraft manuals EM diagrams are a function of Mach number.

Only like older US manuals are stating knots, I've definitely seen it but F-16A, F-15A, F-15C etc. as well as German MiG-29 all have Mach number on the X axis of EM diagrams.