Wikipedia entry for He 100 have the following
To ease production, the new design had considerably fewer parts than the 112 and those that remained contained fewer compound curves. In comparison, the 112 had 2,885 parts and 26,864 rivets, while the P.1035 was made of 969 unique parts with 11,543...
From my understanding the French Aero industry was largely gutted under Germans occupation,How well did the Germans make use of them?
It should be much easier for the Germans to orders some Potez 630 instead of making Hs129 from scratch using French engine
Before the war I was counting on the Argentine airforce to adopt MiG-29/35,But with this war that seem impossible now.
Only India is left with their latest MiG-29 contract I guess,Anyone know whether the Russian fulfilled that contract yet?
Are there any fundamental problem with the designs of MiG-29 and SU-27? Why do they tend to underperformed(Newer SU-27 variants have less payload than equivalent F-15 variants etc.),Or is it more about lack of updates(too little composite,Outdated engines tech,Subpar avionics etc.)
I have often read that fighter like Bf-109,He-100,Dewoitine d.520 etc. Incorporate new technology/features that make them faster/easier to build than something like Macchi c.200,MS406,A6M,Spitfire etc.
What does these difference come down to?
In contrast to Germans who totally cast aside He112 and He100 in favor of Bf109,The British decided to adopted both the Hurricane and Spitfire at the same time. Why is that?
I have often read that some German general really like how rugged it is and want to start the production line again if he could,But would this extremely vulnerable plane be able to do any good on the eastern front?