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08-15-2005, 05:49 AM
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 | He-100 Why wasn't this great fighter ordered into service?  Disguss  Role Day fighter Crew one, pilot Dimensions Length 26 ft 11 in 8.20 m Wingspan 30 ft 11 in 9.42 m Height 11 ft 10 in 3.60 m Wing area 156 ftē 14.5 mē Weights Empty 4,563 lb 2,070 kg Maximum take-off 5,512 lb 2,500 kg Powerplant Engines 1 Daimler-Benz DB 601M Power 1,175 hp 876 kW Performance Maximum speed 416 mph 668 km/h Combat range 560 miles 900 km Ferry range Service ceiling 36,090 ft 11,000 m Armament Guns 1x 20 mm MG-FF cannon 2x 7.92 mm MG 17 machine guns Bombs none
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08-15-2005, 07:51 AM
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| The Bf-109 was chosen over the He-100 mostly because the RLM prefereed Messerschmitt.
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08-15-2005, 10:19 AM
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| Wasn't the Me109 more maneuvrable than the Heinkel He 100? Though the high speed of the He 100 compared to the Spitfire, Hurricane, Me109 and FW190A would have allowed it do hit and run style high energy passes like the P40, F6F, F4U, P38, spitfire and P47 did against the Zero |
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08-15-2005, 11:42 AM
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| What I remember (again, I have no access to my books now) is that the RLM found that the structure of the He 100 was not suitable for many further development and that the Me 109 was easy to buld. At the time Messerschmitt was an 'outsider' and was not very welcome in the 'establishment'. PS: do I remember wrong or the He 100 was fitted vith a total-loss evaporation cooling system?
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08-15-2005, 04:48 PM
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| Just a reminder to source your photos please gentlemen. Good stuff, by the way. |
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08-15-2005, 06:16 PM
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| That's great KK, but this is just a general reminder to everyone. Not everybody puts the source in the image properties. Sources are to be shown, everybody. If you don't know or can't remember then just say "source unknown" or something to that effect, but we need something. It's just an ass-covering thing for the site, so your co-operation is much appreciated. Thank you all, and happy posting.  |
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08-16-2005, 09:58 PM
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| We have talk about this plane in several topics like here: http://www.ww2aircraft.net/forum/vie...t=1265&start=0 |
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08-18-2005, 03:45 PM
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| NS, did you just say...ASS COVERING  oh yes, i'm back! and you've left me 3,800+ posts to read through 
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08-18-2005, 03:59 PM
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| Read mine first, read mine first, read mine first.........  
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08-18-2005, 04:13 PM
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| Anyway, back on topic, wasn't Heinkel very popular with the German High Command, that might be the reason
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08-18-2005, 06:49 PM
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   | The Heinkel He 100 was more manoeuverable than the ME109 as I recall (I may be wrong in my recollection) but for some reason Heinkel was definitely out of favour at the RLM. Kiwimac
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08-18-2005, 10:39 PM
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| Did Spain use them?
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08-26-2005, 02:54 PM
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| Don't think so. If Heinkel wasn't popular than why was the He-111's production in full swing?
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