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 |