 | The Best Bf - 109 Variant ?| Aviation Discuss The Best Bf - 109 Variant ? in the World War II - Aviation forums; Well radials are never streamlined.... |
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11-12-2004, 03:59 PM
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#106 | | Konfused with a 'K'
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11-12-2004, 04:02 PM
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#107 | | Master of Ewes
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Country:  | i know, i never said radials were.............
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11-12-2004, 08:58 PM
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#108 | | Minister of Whoopass
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Country:  | The "Jug" was a kickass plane that produced the Highest Ranking American Ace in the European Theatre, Francis Grabreski....... It could take so much punishment from enemy fire and still fly along on 10 cylinders....
Pilots of P-47's regulary shot down very high ranking German Aces..... Guys with like 6 kills to their credit knocking out an Ace with over 150 kills.... Excellent fighter and ground attack platform.....
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11-12-2004, 09:13 PM
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#109 | | He who does not skim
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Country:  | Yeah, it was tough, alright. I've heard it was tricky to fly. | |
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11-12-2004, 09:30 PM
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Country: | After u got over 15 hours or so of flight time, it was a dream..... Just had to get used to the flight controls...
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11-13-2004, 05:26 AM
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Country: | How was its manoeverability? Cos it looks the the kinda plane that would be a pig...
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11-13-2004, 10:01 AM
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#112 | | Minister of Whoopass
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Country: | Well, lets put it this way... P-47's shot down Me-109's, Fw-190's and Me-262's......
It was manoeverable enough....
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11-13-2004, 10:05 AM
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#113 | | Master of Ewes
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Country: | yes but allot of those kills would be the result of it's power and damage tollerance, a Bf-109 could still out manouver it.................
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11-13-2004, 10:38 AM
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Country: | At which altitude???? Which version of the -47 and the -109???? Alot of those kills were made by surprise, sneaking up on the -109's six o clock and pumping a .50 calibre rainbow up his German Ass.....
Alot of those kills were from turning inside the -109 as well as from power.....
Not all pilots flew their plane as it should have been flown... Some flew them far beyond what the manufacture said was safe as well.... Some flew like pansies.....
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11-13-2004, 10:41 AM
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#115 | | Master of Ewes
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Country: | knowing me i'd pull major G, black out and fall to my death...............
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11-13-2004, 11:44 AM
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Country: | I think a zero would suit my style...I favour manoeverabilty over power and armament.
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11-13-2004, 12:03 PM
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11-13-2004, 12:40 PM
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#118 | | Master of Ewes
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Country: | an early mark of a spit would suit me for a dogfight...............
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11-13-2004, 01:38 PM
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#119 | | Der Crewchief
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Country:  | I agree about the bubble canopy. It looks much better than the "razorback" Most aircraft looked better with a bubble canopy. I think in a dogfight I would want either a P-51D or a Me-109F or G. The Me-109 mostly because it my favorite aircraft. I believe most of the kills on a Me-262 achieved by the slower prop driven aircraft were taken when the Me-262 was on the take off and much slower speeds and unable to maneuver.
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11-13-2004, 02:13 PM
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Originally Posted by lesofprimus The best of both worlds is what its all about..... | I hate compromise, either one or the other...
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