B-17engineer
Colonel
If this has been asked before, my apologies.
Which aircraft had the fastest roll rate during WWII?
Thanks!
Which aircraft had the fastest roll rate during WWII?
Thanks!
Fighter with the best roll rate...?
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davebender
1st Lieutenant
The Meteor III and Spitfire 21 were not operational during WWII to any significant extent. But if they are included then the Me-262, Ta-152, Do-335, He-162 and P-51H should also be on the chart.
billswagger
Airman 1st Class
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- Mar 12, 2009
i figured the Fw 190 would be at the top of the list, but i wanted to see how the other axis planes stacked up.
any 109 roll info, or Macchi /G series info ?
what about the Russian birds?
I recently posted in another thread how the Spit mk1 and 109E were horrible in high speed roll performance.
I know later variants saw improvements.
Bill
any 109 roll info, or Macchi /G series info ?
what about the Russian birds?
I recently posted in another thread how the Spit mk1 and 109E were horrible in high speed roll performance.
I know later variants saw improvements.
Bill
FLYBOYJ
"THE GREAT GAZOO"
The P-40 should be in there as well
renrich
Chief Master Sergeant
This is hard to answer becuse of many factors, including speed and which model of which fighter but F4U should be considered as well as P40.
drgondog
Major
Yes. having said that the relative roll 'opposite' should be similar but slower.
It is in this discussion that a P-38 jumps a bit with counter rotating props - it will improve relative roll against the others.
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B-17engineer
Colonel
Didn't the Zero have some weakness in a dive rolling to the the right?
Hansie Bloeckmann
Senior Airman
I have heard that also. Had an uncle who flew F4-U Corsairs in the last years of WW2 in the PTO--never thought to ask him that, but he did shoot down 7 Japanese aircraft.
Laurelix97
Airman
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- Aug 3, 2016
Hope this adds some information:
http://www.wwiiaircraftperformance.org/mustang/Performance_Data_on_Fighter_Aircraft.pdf
FLYBOYJ
"THE GREAT GAZOO"
Just so you know - that post is 10 years old
In all my years of data hunting about the rolling plane; I've come to the conclusion that each countries roll data will be not conclusive for any airframe as some roll better slow and others roll better at high speeds. My best guess would be the FW 190 and the La-5/7 best at most speeds, but not all.
