Comments by "Solo Renegade" (@SoloRenegade) on "Let’s Settle This. What Was the Fastest Piston Fighter Ever?" video.

the P-47 prototype also blew up its motor getting that fast, and never repeated anything remotely close to that speed ever again.
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except that there is no way to verify any of these numbers by simply referencing random books. Who knows where some of these numbers actually came from. the debate will never end without actual test data. and even then, one-off prototypes are a far cry from a production aircraft. often times the prototypes didn't even have full armament, ammo, etc. And since the 505 number is pure heresay, and could never be replicated (never mind the engine blew up shortly after the supposed 505 run).
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and pretty slow, so not the #1
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@johnnycab8986 no, it is not legit. The XP-47J blew up a brand new engine making the run, and it was not recorded with official instruments, nor was it witnessed by anyone other than the pilot. it could not be replicated with all further attempts falling WELL SHORT of the claim (more than 20mph short, consistently). the official top speed of the XP-47J,and the highest Recorded top sped of the XP-47J is the 484mph speed. The pilot likely over-revved the engine in a shallow power dive, and dives don't count regarding top speed. And this subsequently caused the engine to fail. In NO WAY does the 505mph Claim by teh pilot count. NO record keeping body would ever accept that as a record by any stretch of the imagination. P-47 fanboys just have to keep coping.
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blowing up your engine (blew up shortly after the supposed 505 run) in an unverified run that was never reproduced does not count as a record. this is pathetic. do better.
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@I_am_not_a_dog if you're not taking it seriously, then why comment? the issue is people spreading false information when the facts are clear. this lads to "old wives tales" that just persist and never die. and it does cause problems elsewhere. Although it does have one very positive side effect....it' makes it very easy to spot the uneducated idiots later.
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@pike100 compared to teh fastest piston aircraft of WW2, the P-47 is very slow, and blow 15k ft, its VERY SLOW. Th Germans hated it and called it a dog. It also acceleratd painfully slow on takeoff and at low altitudes. A P-40 is faster than a P-47 blow 15k ft.
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@mossthatrules77 no, they test flew captured examples. The Germans were Very excited to get their hands on the first flying example of a P-47 and were eager to test it. They all wanted to fly it to see what it was all about. But once they flew it, they were amazed how slow it accelerated, how much runways it used up getting airborne, how slow it climbed. They described it as being a Dog, they were ONLY impressed with its high altitude performance. They cam away very disappointed, and when you hear them compare it to the Mustang, they loved the Mustang, hated the P-47. They thought the P-47 was better than it actually was and they were sorely disappointed.
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