 | 
10-25-2005, 05:45 PM
|
#31 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Saffron Walden/Sheffield
Posts: 3,001
Country:  | I'd go with the Tempest- fast, manouverable and can carry a hell of a punch in ground attack work
__________________ 
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 | 
|  | |
10-29-2005, 07:27 AM
|
#32 | | Der Crewchief
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Ansbach, Germany
Posts: 28,590
Country:  | Quote: |
Originally Posted by wmaxt Quote: |
Originally Posted by DerAdlerIstGelandet For Intercepter I would go with either the Ta-152H, Fw-190D or the Spit XIV. | The P-38L-5 and F4U-4 start off with 5min/20,000', great maneuverability, top speeds over 440mph, and the ability to mix it with any of them. The closeness of them is why I like to list them together.
wmaxt | Those 2 were great aircraft also, I will give you that.
__________________  US Army Blackhawk Crewchief 2000-2006 Classic ww2aircraft.net quotes: fly boy said: "isn't that the first jet bomber? becasue i have flown one in a flight sim before and i know how it handles" "wait what ok who made the b-2 crash come on people that messed up its a b-2" "ah yes the mistel those things are so annoying is games and in real life" | |
| | |
04-20-2006, 11:11 PM
|
#33 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Southern California
Posts: 1,100
Country:  | From what I have read, the N1K2-J lost power at altitude and was not successful in attacking B-29s. This seems to elimate this plane from contention. | |
| | |
05-25-2006, 09:28 AM
|
#34 | | Junior Member
Join Date: May 2006 Location: Orlando, FL
Posts: 3
Country: | Fw-190D-9. that plane is awsome.
__________________
""It was as if an angel is pushing you...""
Adolf Galland | |
| | |
05-25-2006, 06:10 PM
|
#35 | | Minister of Whoopass
Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Long Island Native in Mississippi
Posts: 12,535
Country: | Quote: |
Fw-190D-9. that plane is awsome.
| It most certainly is, and many many members and Mods here agree 100% with u...
__________________  "Boyington was a Drunk, but He was a Drunk We'd Follow Straight Into Hell..."
-- Lt. William Northrop Case | |
| | |
05-26-2006, 07:01 AM
|
#36 | | Der Crewchief
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Ansbach, Germany
Posts: 28,590
Country: | As I said before the Bf-109G-6 is my favorite aircraft of WW2 period but when it comes to the best catagory I go with the Fw-190D and the Ta-152.
__________________ US Army Blackhawk Crewchief 2000-2006 Classic ww2aircraft.net quotes: fly boy said: "isn't that the first jet bomber? becasue i have flown one in a flight sim before and i know how it handles" "wait what ok who made the b-2 crash come on people that messed up its a b-2" "ah yes the mistel those things are so annoying is games and in real life" | |
| | |
10-29-2006, 06:05 PM
|
#37 | | Minister of Whoopass
Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Long Island Native in Mississippi
Posts: 12,535
Country: | Revitalized this Poll...
__________________ "Boyington was a Drunk, but He was a Drunk We'd Follow Straight Into Hell..."
-- Lt. William Northrop Case | |
| | |
11-04-2006, 06:46 PM
|
#38 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: George - South Africa
Posts: 2,369
Country:  | Fw-190D, love the plane and everything about her, but the Me-262 and Ta-152 are also a number of my favorites.
__________________ 
The ultimate revolution in aircraft designs during WW2 | |
| | |
11-06-2006, 08:04 PM
|
#39 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Washington State
Posts: 8,952
Country: | Ta-152 is too optimised for high altitude operations. Part of the problem with these polls of just picking a airframe is not specifying the mission parameters. Therefore, I would have to adopt a more loose choice that allows for flexibility.
And that leaves one to pick the P-51D or P-38L. 
__________________ 
"Some people spend an entire lifetime wondering if
they made a difference in the world. But, the [U.S.]
Marines don't have that problem."
-- Ronald Reagan Master of Duplicate Posts | |
| | |
11-06-2006, 08:29 PM
|
#40 | | the old Sage
Join Date: May 2004 Location: Platonic Sphere
Posts: 8,665
Country: | not actually since it's operations nearly constituted almost all mid to low altitude range with the Soviets and RAF. Only 1-2 missions against the P-51 from what I can find and I am unclear at what altitude on those ......
__________________
shhhh ........ es ist ein Geheimnis | 
| | |
11-07-2006, 06:32 AM
|
#41 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Stafford Springs, Connecticut
Posts: 397
Country: | Quote:
Originally Posted by FLYBOYJ  For WW2 - P-38, F4U, FW-190D
Post War - F-86, MiG-15 | Speaking of the F-86, I saw last Saturday a cool show on the History Channel called Dogfight. It showed an F-86 Sabre in a dogfight with a Mig-15. The F-86 came out the victor when the Mig used his excess speed from a dive to outclimb the Sabre. The Sabre followed and fired from extreme range and killed the Mig. As the Sabre pulled out of the climb, another Mig fired from his four o' clock and acceralted towards him, the sabre pulled up, got on the Migs tail, and shot that one down. It was all in 3-D animation. | |
| | |
11-07-2006, 08:34 AM
|
#42 | | Der Crewchief
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Ansbach, Germany
Posts: 28,590
Country: | Quote:
Originally Posted by Matt308 And that leaves one to pick the P-51D or P-38L. | Does not leave me to pick the P-51D. It is a myth. The aircraft was a great aircraft dont take me wrong, but if she had not had the numerical superiority that she had over the Luftwaffe fighters she would have been no better than the best Luftwaffe fighters.
Her lay to fame is only as an escort fighter able to follow the bombers to the target and back. The rest is hollywood...
__________________ US Army Blackhawk Crewchief 2000-2006 Classic ww2aircraft.net quotes: fly boy said: "isn't that the first jet bomber? becasue i have flown one in a flight sim before and i know how it handles" "wait what ok who made the b-2 crash come on people that messed up its a b-2" "ah yes the mistel those things are so annoying is games and in real life" | |
| | |
11-07-2006, 09:11 AM
|
#43 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Campospinoso (PV), Italy
Posts: 637
| FW 190 lineage for me, because I like outsiders and the 190 was not designed as an air superioritity fighter but as a 'jack of all trades' (I believe Tank used the term 'Diestenpferd' if I can ever spell a German word correctly...)
Nevertheless the 190 was always on top in performances as interceptor, plus she carried a firepower superior to any other single engine fighter (except the Dora who was optimized for interception and exchanged firepower for lightweight) packed in a very nimble design.
OK, the Tempest V had approx the same firepower of the standard 190-A7, but was 9000 pounds empty vs 6500...
__________________
He hoped and prayed that there wasn't an afterlife. Then he realized there was a contradiction involved here and merely hoped that there wasn't an afterlife. - Douglas Adams
In those days spirits were brave, the stakes were high, men were real men, women were real women and small furry creatures from Alpha Centauri were real small furry creatures from Alpha Centauri. - Douglas Adams | |
| | |
11-07-2006, 09:12 AM
|
#44 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Hattiesburg,Ms
Posts: 190
Country: | My favorite fighter is obvious....The JUG!!!
But my favorite interceptor would have to be the F2G corsair.
__________________ The Spits got nothing on this...  | |
| | |
11-07-2006, 09:48 AM
|
#45 | | IP/Mech THE GREAT GAZOO
Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Colorado, USA
Posts: 12,516
Country: | Quote:
Originally Posted by Vassili Zaitzev Speaking of the F-86, I saw last Saturday a cool show on the History Channel called Dogfight. It showed an F-86 Sabre in a dogfight with a Mig-15. The F-86 came out the victor when the Mig used his excess speed from a dive to outclimb the Sabre. The Sabre followed and fired from extreme range and killed the Mig. As the Sabre pulled out of the climb, another Mig fired from his four o' clock and acceralted towards him, the sabre pulled up, got on the Migs tail, and shot that one down. It was all in 3-D animation. | I saw that show, very cool and accurate.
It was correct in saying that the F-86F was faster and at certain altitudes could out maneuver the Mig-15. The Mig-15 was still lighter and could out accelerate the Saber but eventually the Saber could close in, especially at higher mach numbers.
__________________ "IF ITS RED OR DUSTY, DON'T TOUCH IT"  | |
| | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | | Display Modes |  Linear Mode | 
Posting Rules
| You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off | | | All times are GMT -5. The time now is 05:18 PM. | | |
