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Opinions?
They almost never opened at the same time and induced yaw when they opened asymmetrically.
Why nowadays people always want to improve the Bf 109? The RLM was the only authority who could request improvements. But they never did. There must be a reason.
cimmex
what about swaping the slats for standard adjustable flaps?
Since we're talking improvements anyway, I would investigate eliminating the slats. They almost never opened at the same time and induced yaw when they opened asymmetrically. Once open, they were fine.
The question is why have slats at all? The fighters that didn't have slats didn't seem to suffer from the lack thereof. Maybe all that was needed was some washout and slightly more wing area.
Whatever, it could be examined in a wind tunnel and/or on one or two individual airframes. Seems like an unneeded gimmick that, while it worked after a fashon, was not anything close to optimal.
Me-109 was the most successful fighter aircraft in history.
Why not improve the rest so they become as successful as the Me-109 series?
Me-109 was the most successful fighter aircraft in history.
Why not improve the rest so they become as successful as the Me-109 series?
When there is 30,000+ built, and the only other option is a Fw190, it is not hard to be successful.