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How much internal fuel capacity?
The F6F WAS flown in turning fights with the Zeros until they learned not to do so for more than 3/4 of a turn, DonL. Read the history.
The Fw 187 might well have been a good one. It also might have been another Bf 110. The jury is out and the facts will never come forth since it was not proceeded with ... might have been a good choice, but also might not have been.
The only two twin engine fighters that were really successful in the real sense on the word were the P-38 and the Mosquito and the Fw 187 was about 80 mph slower than the P-38 or the Mosquito. It might have made the grade and might not. The WHirlwind seems like a better choice to me, but it wasn't German and so was not possible.
The Fw 187 might well have been a good one. It also might have been another Bf 110. The jury is out and the facts will never come forth since it was not proceeded with ... might have been a good choice, but also might not have been.
"high speed Spifire,"
Yah DonL,
I believe the Fw 187 V6 made the speed you indicated. But the three production Fw 187's were Fw 187A-0's with the much lower speed of 329 mph or so. The P-38 was 414 or so and the Mosquito was anywhwre from 380 to 425 mph depending on model.
The British also made the "high speed Spifire," but never produced it ... like the Fw 187 V6 was not produced. The high speed Spitfire made a better speed than the Fw 187 V6 and if the two prototypes had met, the outcome would maybe be due to the pilots, not the aircraft. In any case, one was about as fast as the other except for production models, where the Spitfire was at least 30 - 50 mph faster and hit about as hard.
Most Spitfires climbed better than 3,400 feet per minute or so (Fw 187 initial climb rate).
As it happens, the Spitfire went into production and far exceeded early performance. The Fw 187 did not do either but would have been an interesting addition to the war if proceeded with. It seems the Third Reich did not agree with your assessment of the Fw 187, and they were in a position to care about it.
Third Reich did not agree with your assessment of the Fw 187, and they were in a position to care about it
Nice pics, Wuzak.
The Fw 187 V6 was the "fast" unit of the 9 Fw 187's built, and was also a prototype with everything abaondoned for the sake of speed.
I thought it best to bring up the speedy Spitfire for the discussion. It was never built again, as the Fw 187 V6 wasn't.
No and no again. Support your retort, DonL, the web references don't.
Maybe only Germans know the real facts? Or what? There was ONE fast Fw 187 and it was slower than the fast Spitfire of the time.
Might still have been something to contend with in a real sense if it had been built in numbers, but it wasn't.