Is Spitfire really the BEST British fighter??? - Page 2 - Aircraft of World War II

P51ace 16 · 02-21-2005, 12:43 PM

Alright i think that the typhoon is a air superiority fighter in wwii

cheddar cheese · 02-21-2005, 12:45 PM

No...the Typhoon was a poor fighter, except at really low altitudes, hence why it was used in the Ground Attack role. The Tempest was far better.

mosquitoman · 02-21-2005, 12:45 PM

Yes but is it the BEST british fighter? That's the original question

P51ace 16 · 02-21-2005, 12:46 PM

way better than the spitfire and all the italian fighters

P51ace 16 · 02-21-2005, 12:46 PM

he he he he he he he he he he he he

cheddar cheese · 02-21-2005, 12:48 PM

No way?!

the lancaster kicks ass · 02-21-2005, 02:17 PM

oh come on everything was better than the italian fighters, but yes i think the spit was our best fighter, and it gave far more service than any other.............

Chiron · 02-21-2005, 04:02 PM

Hey, guys, why there were Spitfires with clipped elliptical wings? Whats that for? I think that destroyed the total beauty of Spitfire............

mosquitoman · 02-21-2005, 04:03 PM

For better performance at low level I think, don't know how it helped though

cheddar cheese · 02-21-2005, 04:12 PM

Yes it was to help with low level performance.

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Originally Posted by the lancaster kicks ass

oh come on everything was better than the italian fighters, but yes i think the spit was our best fighter, and it gave far more service than any other.............

The Italians built some of the greatest fighters of the war, namely the Series 5 figthers.

Chiron · 02-21-2005, 05:13 PM

By the way, did Spitfire participate in any escorting role during the bombing in Berlin????

Why didnt Britian send Spitfire to escort Lancaster to Germany?

cheddar cheese · 02-21-2005, 05:15 PM

The Spitfire's range was average at best. It was an Interceptor, not an Escort.

02-22-2005, 02:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mosquitoman

oh well, looking at your results it looks like the Tempest might win, what would be useful are rate of roll, turn, dive for the manouverability side of things

Tempest dive speed was very good. High speed roll rate was mediocre, as was turn performance. For turn manuvering, the Typhoon beats the Tempest, the P-51 beats the Typhoon, and the Spitfire beats the P-51, according to Boscombe Downs tests.

What made the Tempest V-2 stand out was the armament - four Hispano V's with 200 rpg is pretty hard to beat, and these were mounted in very rigid wings allowing for accurate fire. It was also a very robust plane able to sustain significant battle damage.

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mosquitoman · 02-22-2005, 12:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chiron

Hey, guys, why there were Spitfires with clipped elliptical wings? Whats that for? I think that destroyed the total beauty of Spitfire............

I think it increased the roll rate

the lancaster kicks ass · 02-22-2005, 02:21 PM

and about the spit escort thing, even if the spit could escort the bombers to berlin, she wasn;t suited to nightfighting, whislt she was used in the role occassionlly she wasn't suited to it.................

02-21-2005, 12:43 PM	#16
P51ace 16 Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Jaxsonville FL Posts: 43	Alright i think that the typhoon is a air superiority fighter in wwii __________________ I only regret that i only have one life to lose for my country "Nathan Hale"

02-21-2005, 12:45 PM	#18
mosquitoman Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Saffron Walden/Sheffield Posts: 2,991	Yes but is it the BEST british fighter? That's the original question __________________ When you realise that the light at the end of the tunnel is actually an oncoming train, you know it's time to run for your life

02-21-2005, 12:46 PM	#19
P51ace 16 Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Jaxsonville FL Posts: 43	way better than the spitfire and all the italian fighters __________________ I only regret that i only have one life to lose for my country "Nathan Hale"

02-21-2005, 12:46 PM	#20
P51ace 16 Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Jaxsonville FL Posts: 43	he he he he he he he he he he he he __________________ I only regret that i only have one life to lose for my country "Nathan Hale"

02-21-2005, 02:17 PM	#22
the lancaster kicks ass Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 19,945	oh come on everything was better than the italian fighters, but yes i think the spit was our best fighter, and it gave far more service than any other............. __________________ "Reminds me of the time I sank the Tirpitz" comments a Spitfire pilot, "One pass of course, old boy."

02-21-2005, 12:45 PM	#17
cheddar cheese Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: WSM, England Posts: 20,387	No...the Typhoon was a poor fighter, except at really low altitudes, hence why it was used in the Ground Attack role. The Tempest was far better.

02-21-2005, 12:48 PM	#21
cheddar cheese Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: WSM, England Posts: 20,387	No way?!

02-21-2005, 04:02 PM	#23
Chiron Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 104	Hey, guys, why there were Spitfires with clipped elliptical wings? Whats that for? I think that destroyed the total beauty of Spitfire............

02-21-2005, 04:03 PM	#24
mosquitoman Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Saffron Walden/Sheffield Posts: 2,991	For better performance at low level I think, don't know how it helped though __________________ When you realise that the light at the end of the tunnel is actually an oncoming train, you know it's time to run for your life

02-21-2005, 05:13 PM	#26
Chiron Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 104	By the way, did Spitfire participate in any escorting role during the bombing in Berlin???? Why didnt Britian send Spitfire to escort Lancaster to Germany?

02-21-2005, 05:15 PM	#27
cheddar cheese Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: WSM, England Posts: 20,387	The Spitfire's range was average at best. It was an Interceptor, not an Escort.

02-22-2005, 02:21 PM	#30
the lancaster kicks ass Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 19,945	and about the spit escort thing, even if the spit could escort the bombers to berlin, she wasn;t suited to nightfighting, whislt she was used in the role occassionlly she wasn't suited to it................. __________________ "Reminds me of the time I sank the Tirpitz" comments a Spitfire pilot, "One pass of course, old boy."

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