Warbirds Roll Performance Charts

These charts list roll rates for the Warbirds Planes, from best to worst.

Methodology for data collection was: Set plane for 10 minutes fuel. Fly to 1,000ft altitude at specified speed. Time one 360 degree roll left. Record time.

Note: all numbers are in seconds

Roll Rate, by plane:

  150mph 200mph 250mph 300mph 350mph 400mph
F6F 6.6s 5.5s 4.8s 4.9s 4.9s 5.1s
F4F 5.9s 5.4s 5.0s 5.6s 7.3s
FM2 6.4s 4.7s 4.0s 3.8s 3.8s
F4U 4.7s 3.3s 2.8s 2.5s 3.0s 4.4s
A6M2 4.9s 5.9s 6.9s 14.8s 21.6s
A6M3 3.4s 4.3s 4.7s 9.7s 19.2s
A6M5 3.7s 4.3s 5.3s 10.1s 22.4s
Ki43 6.1s 5.7s 6.5s 8.1s 17.5s
Ki84 6.2s 4.9s 5.1s 6.5s 9.9s 16.0s
Bf 109E4 4.8s 4.3s 4.2s 5.5s 7.2s 11.9s
Bf 109F4 4.8s 4.4s 4.0s 5.3s 7.8s 14.0s
Bf 109G6 5.1s 4.5s 4.2s 5.2s 8.2s 13.5s
Bf 109G6/R6 5.7s 5.0s 4.6s 5.4s 8.8s 19.0s
Bf 109K4 5.3s 4.3s 4.2s 5.0s 7.5s 13.5s
Bf 110G2R3 8.4s 6.9s 7.7s 9.4s 14.1s 24.0s
Bf 110C4 8.9s 6.8s 7.7s 9.0s 13.7s 20.8s
Fw 190A4 5.0s 3.4s 2.8s 3.2s 4.0s 4.9s
Fw 190A8 4.8s 3.6s 2.9s 3.3s 3.8s 4.6s
Fw 190D9 4.7s 3.8s 2.7s 3.4s 4.1s 4.8s
SpitI 6.9s 5.1s 5.7s 7.1s 10.4s 14.6s
SpitV 4.6s 3.6s 4.1s 5.1s 7.1s 10.4s
SpitIX 5.0s 3.7s 4.2s 5.4s 7.9s 11.4s
HurriI 5.0s 4.0s 4.3s 5.4s 7.6s 11.6s
HurriIIc 5.0s 3.9s 4.3s 5.4s 7.6s 12.2s
P38F 5.7s 4.5s 4.3s 7.4s 13.7s 27.0s
P38J 5.3s 4.1s 4.3s 6.4s 12.9s 23.6s
P38L 4.6s 3.4s 2.8s 2.3s 2.3s 2.4s
P39D 5.7s 4.8s 5.2s 6.1s 7.2s 8.0s
P40E 6.1s 4.6s 3.6s 3.1s 2.7s 4.8s
P47D 7.4s 5.7s 4.4s 4.4s 4.3s 4.8s
P51D 7.2s 5.3s 4.4s 4.1s 5.3s 8.3s
D3A2 7.0s 7.6s 11.2s 17.4s
B5N2 7.7s 8.5s 11.3s 19.8s
SBD-5 6.8s 5.1s 5.0s 5.4s 8.1s 15.9s
Ju88A4 13.6s 10.6s 10.3s 12.2s 19.2s
B25H 13.3s 11.0s 10.1s 11.9s 20.8s
B25J 13.4s 11.3s 10.1s 12.1s 21.0s
B17G 17.9s 22.4s 35.9s
TBF 7.3s 6.8s 9.1s 14.2s 20.4s

Graph:

 

360 degree roll times, 1,000ft, sorted from worst to best

  150mph 200mph 250mph 300mph 350mph 400mph
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
#10
#11
#12
#13
#14
#15
#16
#17
#18
#19
#20
#21
#22
#23
#24
#25
#26
#27
#28
#29
#30
#31
#32
#33
#34
#35
#36
#37
#38
#39
3.4 A6M3
3.7 A6M5
4.6 SpitV
4.6 P38L
4.7 190D9
4.7 F4U
4.8 109E4
4.8 109F4
4.8 190A8
4.9 A6M2
5.0 190A4
5.0 SpitIX
5.0 HurriI
5.0 HurriIIc
5.1 109G6
5.3 109K4
5.3 P38J
5.7 109G6R6
5.7 P38F
5.7 P39D
5.9 F4F
6.1 Ki43
6.1 P40E
6.2 Ki84
6.4 FM2
6.6 F6F
6.8 SBD-5
6.9 SpitIa
7.0 D3A2
7.2 P51D
7.3 TBF
7.4 P47D
7.7 B5N2
8.4 110G2R3
8.9 110C4
13.3 B25H
13.4 B25J
13.6 Ju88A4
17.9 B17G
3.3 F4U
3.4 190A4
3.4 P38L
3.6 SpitV
3.6 190A8
3.7 SpitIX
3.8 190D9
3.9 HurriIIc
4.0 HurriI
4.1 P38J
4.3 A6M3
4.3 A6M5
4.3 109E4
4.3 109K4
4.4 109F4
4.5 109G6
4.5 P38F
4.6 P40E
4.7 FM2
4.8 P39D
4.9 Ki84
5.0 109G6R6
5.1 SBD-5
5.1 SpitIa
5.3 P51D
5.4 F4F
5.5 F6F
5.7 Ki43
5.7 P47D
5.9 A6M2
6.8 110C4
6.8 TBF
6.9 110G2R3
7.6 D3A2
8.5 B5N2
10.6 Ju88A4
11.0 B25H
11.3 B25J
22.4 B17G
2.7 190D9
2.8 F4U
2.8 190A4
2.8 P38L
2.9 190A8
3.6 P40E
4.0 FM2
4.0 109F4
4.1 SpitV
4.2 SpitIX
4.2 109E4
4.2 109G6
4.2 109K4
4.3 HurriI
4.3 HurriIIc
4.3 P38J
4.3 P38F
4.4 P47D
4.4 P51D
4.6 109G6R6
4.7 A6M3
4.8 F6F
5.0 F4F
5.0 SBD-5
5.1 Ki84
5.2 P39D
5.3 A6M5
5.7 SpitIa
6.5 Ki43
6.9 A6M2
7.7 110C4
7.7 110G2R3
9.1 TBF
10.1 B25H
10.1 B25J
10.3 Ju88A4
11.2 D3A2
11.3 B5N2
35.9 B17G
2.3 P38L
2.5 F4U
3.1 P40E
3.2 190A4
3.3 190A8
3.4 190D9
3.8 FM2
4.1 P51D
4.4 P47D
4.9 F6F
5.0 109K4
5.1 SpitV
5.2 109G6
5.3 109F4
5.4 109E4
5.4 109G6R6
5.4 SpitIX
5.4 HurriIIc
5.4 SBD-5
5.5 109E4
5.6 F4F
6.1 P39D
6.4 P38J
6.5 Ki84
7.1 SpitIa
7.4 P38F
8.1 Ki43
9.0 110C4
9.4 110G2R3
9.7 A6M3
10.1 A6M5
11.9 B25H
12.1 B25J
12.2 Ju88A4
14.2 TBF
14.8 A6M2
17.4 D3A2
19.8 B5N2

2.3 P38L
2.7 P40E
3.0 F4U
3.8 FM2
3.8 190A8
4.0 190A4
4.1 190D9
4.3 P47D
4.9 F6F
5.3 P51D
7.1 SpitV
7.2 109E4
7.2 P39D
7.3 F4F
7.5 109K4
7.6 HurriI
7.6 HurriIIc
7.8 109F4
7.9 SpitIX
8.1 SBD-5
8.2 109G6
8.8 109G6R6
9.9 Ki84
10.4 SpitIa
12.9 P38J
13.7 110C4
13.7 P38F
14.1 110G2R3
17.5 Ki43
19.2 A6M3
19.2 Ju88A4
20.4 TBF
20.8 B25H
21.0 B25J
21.6 A6M2
22.4 A6M5



2.4 P38L
4.4 F4U
4.6 190A8
4.8 P40E
4.8 190D9
4.8 P47D
4.9 190A4
5.1 F6F
8.0 P39D
8.3 P51D
10.4 SpitV
11.4 SpitIX
11.6 HurriI
11.9 109E4
12.2 HurriIIc
13.5 109G6
13.5 109K4
14.0 109F4
14.6 SpitIa
15.9 SBD-5
16.0 Ki84
19.0 109G6R6
20.8 110C4
23.6 P38J
24.0 110G2R3
27.0 P38F













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