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FDiron wrote:

250 and 300 knts? Isn't that about how fast the P-51 Mustang cruised?

As said before, cruise speed is based on a number of factors. That having been said, the 250-300 knot range would be indicated (or calibrated) airspeed which, at medium to high altitudes, wouldn't be very slow at all. Definitely faster than a P-51.

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FDiron-
You need to consider the difference between CAS and TAS with this. P-51's didn't cruise in the upper flight levels.

That_Engine_Guy wrote:

OleRusty wrote:

Bout half the references I've found showed PW100s. Take it everyone's using 229s now?

Block52/52+ Vipers get PW-229s, Almost all other blocks with PW have PW-220, very few have the original PW-200.

SixerViper wrote:

Ain't nobody in the USAF usin' PW 100s any more, are they??

Block52s and Block42s (ANG Only) use PW-229s. The Thunderbirds will be using them starting in the 2009 season in their "new" Block52s.

Block25s, Block32s and Block42s (USAF) use PW-220 or PW-220E (Same thing but the later was an upgrade or "equivalent" engine)

I believe the only Active Duty Vipers with PW engines would be at Nellis AFB. (Block42/52) The rest are in the hands of the USAFR and ANG.

The USAF is trying to get all the Eagles into PW-220s as well to be rid of the PW-100s from the 1970s!? Shocked

TEG
All AFRES units are block 30 GE. Sorry bro.

There you have it. Besides the ANG, the only USAF operator of PW powered Vipers is Nellis AFB.

EDIT: We should also point out the USAF considers the "older" PW powered Vipers "non-combat coded" but will send the ANG into the AEF with them.

I thought all those birds at Luke were PW as well....

You right Ghetto but some may not deem Luke an active duty base!

fireball wrote:

You right Ghetto but some may not deem Luke an active duty base!

So isn't it both Reserve and Active Duty? They keeping PW jets??

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