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APPENDIX L.
PERFORMANCE OF THE BUFFALO SINGLE SEATER.
A report on the tests of a Buffalo was sent in from the A. & A.E.E., Boscombe Down, dated the 3rd July, 1941. Comparison of this with the official intelligence figures of the Japanese Naval fighter, Zero type, showed that the Buffalo was much inferior at heights of 10,000 feet, and over, viz.:—
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Rate of climb to 13,000 feet
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4-3 minutes
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6-1 minutes
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Speed at 10,000 feet
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315
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270 (Approx.)
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At 20,000 feet the performance, as indicated by the official figures, is more nearly equal, i.e. :—
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Speed at 20,000 feet
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295
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292
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Actual experience in Malaya, however, showed that this speed of 292 for the Buffalo could not be obtained. Whether this was due to the aeroplane, to the climate or to the pilots I cannot say.
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