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Hello everyone!
My brother and I have had a long running argument about the Bf 109's dive rate. He is convinced that it could outdive pretty much any other single engined fighter, but he doesn't know where he heard it or anything. I have heard the same thing, but I don't think it would be able to outdive a much heavier plane like the P-47 or the F4U. Can anyone enlighten me?
Gunther Rall:
Anyway, I was chased by P-47. I knew exactly that in a dive P-47 is much faster than 109. And the P-47 has a much higher structural strength. They can go up to 1400 kilometers per hour. The 109, if you go to 1000, pull it up, you risk that the wings come off.
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Poor elevator control at what speed?If you went into a dive in a Bf-109 above the G-10 version it had very poor elavater control.
Yes, I think Rall's statement can fairly be taken to indicate that in his opinion, which was informed by a great deal of first hand experience on this very subject, the P-47 was not at risk of losing its 109 prey if it chose to make a run for the deck.
Poor elevator control at what speed?
Actualy I ment 650 kph.
If you are flying 400 mph in level flight how long does it take to reach 500+ mph in a dive with a WWII era fighter aircraft?P51D was redlined at 505 mph and the P47D limited to 520 mph