Best Aircraft in Many Different Roles Part II
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FLYBOYJ
"THE GREAT GAZOO"
You forgot trainer and racer (post ww2)
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cheddar cheese
Major General
Oooo yeah! 8) And some were equipped with skis.
The Fw-190 could do a fair share of those roles too.
The Fw-190 could do a fair share of those roles too.
wmaxt
Staff Sergeant
cheddar cheese said:
P-38s did the Smoke laying too.
I still have to go with the Ju-88. The mosquito was a great aircraft but I have not found a role that the Ju-88 did not perform. Hell it even performed as a flying bomb!
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cheddar cheese
Major General
COuld the Ju-88 be launched off a catapult from a ship; a la Sea Hurricane or Re-2000 style? 
I am sure the Ju-88 could have been modded to launch from a catupult. There was not much that it could do. It was even being tested with Duka 88 Recoiless cannons at the end of the war.
An article I read in a magazine claimed that "the Ju88 could out turn a Mosquito with ease but against a Mustang it stood no chance". It showed gun camera fim of a Mustang shooting down a Ju88.
I was quite surprised by this claim. I wonder if its true.
As for the best aircraft in many different roles, I think:
1940 - 1941 Bf109 with bomb load (disadvantage: short range)
1942 - 1944 FW190 A and F
1944 - 1945 FW190 D-9
I was quite surprised by this claim. I wonder if its true.
As for the best aircraft in many different roles, I think:
1940 - 1941 Bf109 with bomb load (disadvantage: short range)
1942 - 1944 FW190 A and F
1944 - 1945 FW190 D-9
Smokey said:
As for that claim above, I highly doubt it.
As for teh best aircraft in many different roles I can not agree with you. The Ju-88 could do more then both of those aircraft. The 109 was never really used more then a fighter, interceptor, fighter bomber, night fighter and recon. And as the disadvantage of what you stated being the short range with a bomb load on the Bf-109. She already had short range as it was.
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cheddar cheese
Major General
I agree. I think as far as single engined planes went the Fw-190 was about as versatile and as perfect as you could get.
For single engine maybe the Fw-190 but deffinatly no the Bf-109. And of those two if we are talking about "Best" of all catagories. The Mosquito and the Ju-88 are far better.
mosquitoman
Master Sergeant
Single engined I would go with a P-47 or a Tempest
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cheddar cheese
Major General
I dunno...Fw-190 could do more.
FLYBOYJ
"THE GREAT GAZOO"
cheddar cheese said:
"Did more"
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cheddar cheese
Major General
Both. 
the lancaster kicks ass
Major General
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and CC the FW-190 was far from perfect, all planes are.....
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cheddar cheese
Major General
The Fw-190 was not far from perfect, it was possibly the closest thing to a perfect aircraft that all countries had...Many things ive read have said this...
the lancaster kicks ass
Major General
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if it was perfect it would be free, so easy to fly a fish could do it, would fly at 600mph, would carry every gun you could think of, could carry a grand slam, wouldn't use any strateigic meterials, could turn on a 6pence and could take off and land vertically.........
perfection depends on your opinion, in my opinion, the Fw-190 was far from perfect.........
perfection depends on your opinion, in my opinion, the Fw-190 was far from perfect.........
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cheddar cheese
Major General
I never said it was perfect, I said it was close to perfect.
CC, its not British!
Just picken on you Lanc!
Just picken on you Lanc!
