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Another German fighter waiting in the wings (so to speak) was the Heinkel He 100 that, if it wasn't for a combination of factors, could...

A lot of taking off and landing problems to the novices can be solved by 'proper' training. The proper training cannot make the aircraft...

Aircraft that were able to roll well were well regarded even during the ww1. MC.202 was the one to beat, especially for the pilots on...

Fair enough ,you're right about Tank. One has to grant him that he put importance to agility around the longitudinal axis though. Afaik...

Messerschmitt was crazy for high wing loading which would transform to higher speed. At least Focke Wulf put emphasis on roll rate...

Apparently the Germans put emphasis on "Rollwendigkeit" which means roll agility in the air applying small wings with yet relatively...

Use "one" instead of "you".

Okay, but how do you explain that late-war the Germans still went with high wing load and their developments and new designs had smaller...

But the US and British designed fighters with big wings from the get-go....

It really didn't matter as long as the Swastika was painted on. That made any airplane that displayed it unbeatable in combat.

Was the preference of German aircraft designers for small wings/high wing loading a virtue or a drawback for a fighter in combat?

With the war ongoing control harmonisation on war planes became increasingly important, is my impression. The first plane I read of that...

No other than that the creator called it a Me 109M.

Instead of going the Me 209V route could they have improved the Me 109 so that it looked about like this? Eliminating most of its flaws...

Just a cool artwork: Romain Hugault's artwork for Le Fana de l'Aviation magazine No 463 issue.