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yes,well the 109 crashes a lot on take off and landing,the less said about 190 the better,the p 51 was an aircraft made to british specs,so the spit wins again..lee.
The Brit didn't design the Mustang. North American designed and built the plane in US with the Packard Build in US Merlin. Still trying to claim the Mustang as a "British" plane. If Britain was so good why were they buying US planes/Engines? .P51 beats Spitfire hands down LOL
The Brit didn't design the Mustang. North American designed and built the plane in US with the Packard Build in US Merlin. Still trying to claim the Mustang as a "British" plane. If Britain was so good why were they buying US planes/Engines? .P51 beats Spitfire hands down LOL
Be careful where you put your hands.. The P-51B roughly fit between the Spit IX and Spit IV - both of which were more maneuverable than the B, except for high speed roll. Remember the Spit had a bigger wing, and lower weight - with the same engine until the Griffon in the XIV. You could say the Mustang was a better fighter for several reasons but all related to extraordinary range due to low drag - and higher speeds when comparing engine to engine. Simply the Mustang was a superb long range air superiority fighter, a good fighter bomber and a great all around dogfighter at all altitudes... but 'beat a Spit Hands Down"?
Nope.
If Britain was so good why were they buying US planes/Engines? .P51 beats Spitfire hands down LOL
Sticking to the facts.. P-51 was an alternative for NAA co. Inglewood factory. Either a new design made in 120 days or manufacturing Curtiss P-40D for the RAF with a licence. The new plane was going to be powered by the Allison V1710 engine. And it was.... but replacing of the Allison engine with the Rolls-Royce one was the English idea suggested by Ronald Harker , a Rolls-Royce test pilot in April 1942.
P51 beats Spitfire hands down LOL
along with that other poor design, the Hurricane.
Im an ex soldier. my idea of educating someone does not involve the word nice
The Brit didn't design the Mustang. North American designed and built the plane in US with the Packard Build in US Merlin. Still trying to claim the Mustang as a "British" plane. If Britain was so good why were they buying US planes/Engines? .P51 beats Spitfire hands down LOL
my dad was coming home from a mission and met a spitfire on patrol along the southern coast of england. he was feeling his oats that day and thought after having racked up a couple hundred hours in a mustang that he was going to show this spit pilot a thing or two. he was the one taken to school that day. only time someone was able to on his tail that also could not shake. he had a lot more respect for the plane and the raf pilots after that.