Best Bomber Killing Aircraft......

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

Yes the F was faster and could easily top 300 however it was also lighter than the G. As for the Fw-190 yes it was truely a bomber killer. It was remarkable at doing its job of bring down B-17's. Which did not see to hard to do with a Fw-190.

 

[remoraptor]

There's something funny about the Fw-190; when its sitting on the ground the main landing gear looks as if they haven't fully opened up but they're actually made that way. I don't know.. Maybe its just me... I just have this itch of getting to one of those fighters and pushing those wheels a little farther apart...

 

[Nonskimmer]

I know what you mean. To me, the main wheels look a little too small too. Strange, huh?

 

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

The wheels are out of proportion from the rest of the airframe but its still a great looking aircraft.

 

[Nonskimmer]

Agreed.

 

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

The wheels are out of proportion from the rest of the airframe but its still a great looking aircraft.

 

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

oops look like I accidently posted that 2

 

[Lightning Guy]

From the side view, the whole landing gear seems rather out of proportion. The wheels are too small and the struts are too long.

 

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

Yeah I always thought the same thing that the struts were too long but at the same time there is probably a reason for this like to keep the blades from striking the ground. I dont know if that is the reason but it is the best reason I can come up with. If anyone knows the reason for this it would be great to know. Or maybe it was to correct the problem that the Me-109 had.

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

nice head on shot of the 190A..............

 

[cheddar cheese]

The wheels do look out of proportion - but I think that adds to the character and it looks rather good.

 

[Lightning Guy]

I'm not sure what the reason for the long legs was. The wide landing gear track would certainly make it easier to handle on the ground than the 109.

 

[cheddar cheese]

Yes - The 109 was notorious for having a narrow track.

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

apart from that high altitude variant, can't remeber the designation..........

 

[cheddar cheese]

What, the 209 or 309?

Or the 109Z?

Or the K-4?

 

[plan_D]

The long struts most likely were to stop the props striking the ground.

And I'd say Me-262A-1a for best bomber killer...come on, at least 300 in its short service.

 

[cheddar cheese]

As much as that?

 

[plan_D]

More than that. That's at least because JG-7 shot down 427 aircraft, 300 being four-engined heavies. And then there's the other geschwader's using them like Kommando Nowotny, JV44, Kommando Schenck etc. etc. I don't know their kill counts.

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

Or the 109Z?

i'm not that stupid, i know the Z was the zwilling...............

 

[cheddar cheese]

Ah but do you know what the word Zwilling actually means?