109ROAMING
2nd Lieutenant
One of everything thanks
IF YOU WERE RICH AND COULD AFFORD ANY WWII PLANE ...
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Clay_Allison
Staff Sergeant
- 1,154
- Dec 24, 2008
It would definitely be a P-47 Thunderbolt. If I'm a multimillionaire with my own bird I'm flying the biggest and the baddest of the single-engine fighters.
Glider
Captain
Have to be the Mossie, plenty of range to go where I want, good payload to carry what I want (and no doubt the shopping my wife would buy), excellent speed to get there quickly, and the general performance to have a lot of fun along the way.
No contest
No contest
Clay_Allison
Staff Sergeant
- 1,154
- Dec 24, 2008
Hahaha, why not a Lancaster then, your wife could buy a boat and you could fly it home.
MikeGazdik
Senior Airman
Real easy, the first P-40 B/C or E/K , I could get my hands on! And if I didn't blow enough money , then I would find and rebuild to flying condition a P-61 because it is a shame we don't get to see one of those flying around!
ralphwiggum
Airman
- 76
- Mar 15, 2008
I'd love a FW 190 "Sturmbock" with that elongated eagle marking on the sides
2) a Macchi 2002 in the desert camoflage
3) a JU87G Tank killer
4) a B-17G
I'd take theFW and the Stuka to tree top level just to show off!!
2) a Macchi 2002 in the desert camoflage
3) a JU87G Tank killer
4) a B-17G
I'd take theFW and the Stuka to tree top level just to show off!!
wilbur1
Tech Sergeant
UUUmm lets see...
a P51d just freakin bad
a f4u corsair gotta have one if ya wanna keep up with the joneses
a F82 twin mustang.....when u wanna beat the jonses and everything else
a P51d just freakin bad
a f4u corsair gotta have one if ya wanna keep up with the joneses
a F82 twin mustang.....when u wanna beat the jonses and everything else
beaupower32
Tech Sergeant
Bf-109 K-4, a Beaufighter with the merlin engines, and a P-51D for Sh!t's and giggles!
Clay_Allison
Staff Sergeant
- 1,154
- Dec 24, 2008
I'd never want a 109. Landing one is as dangerous as the F4U. It's like landing a bicycle.
Glider
Captain
Do that all the time in a Glider, its the getting off that can be interesting.
Clay_Allison
Staff Sergeant
- 1,154
- Dec 24, 2008
compare the landing speed on a glider to a 109, just saying.
I do not think it was as bad as you make it out to be.
1. The landing gear arrangement was less than ideal, but no worse than many fighters. pbfoot actually access to a flying Bf 109 and Spitfire. He went out to the hanger and measured them and the Spitfire was actually wider than the Bf 109's. The toe is what made the 109 bad.
2. Actual statistics were posted on this site (I can not remember the thread) that shows that the Bf 109 had not many more accidents on landing than any other aircraft of WW2.
Agreed, however a pilot who is trained on the aircraft is not going to have much problems with it. As stated it has been discussed at length and was proven that the Bf 109 did not crash on landing in any alarming numbers.
ratdog
Airman
a WORKING, FLYING, XB-70 Valkyrie
Aaron Brooks Wolters
Brigadier General
My first pick would have to be the P-47N cause I like'em. Second would be the F-7 Tigercat just for the speed and fun factor. Then for the novelty factor a Do-335. No, they aren't maneuverable, but d@mn they're fast.
Clay_Allison
Staff Sergeant
- 1,154
- Dec 24, 2008
The F7 Tigercat is a great answer. What a monster that was.
