P-38 or Mosquito?

[Archangel]

Yes.. i can only agree with that.

funnt is though, that also the first mosquito ever build, also the last one was who exited the RAF in 1963. and it was, till the operationallity of jet-planes, the fastest plane on earth (that's whats standing in this book )

but, what top speed had the lightning?

i know that the haviland D.H.98 Mosquito (with 2 Rolls-Royce Merlin XXI 12-cilinder V liquid colled engines) had a top speed of 611Km/H on 5200 meters height.

 

[cheddar cheese]

If you mean P-38 lightning then the P-38L could crack 442mph...or 711kmh.

 

[Archangel]

bah.... then why its wrong in 2 books here >.<

was there a faster version of the mosquito?

 

[cheddar cheese]

I think some Mossies could do between 690-700kmh, but there wasnt a Mosquito that was faster than the P-38L.

 

[acesman]

This poll is the most apples/oranges poll I have seen yet. While there were versions of the Mosquito built as a "fighter", you would be hard pressed to claim that it would stand beside the Spitfire, Mustang, FW-190, etc as an air superiority fighter. It was an excellent light bomber, recon, ground attack, sea attack fighter-bomber. The P-38 was intended as a long range fighter, that could carry rockets or bombs, but that was not it main role, and it was relegated to that role in the later part of the European Theatre of WWII. The P-38 served as an air superiority and escort fighter in the Pacific till the end of the war. They were both excellent aircraft, but cannot be directly compared any more than you could directly compare the Ju-88 and the Thunderbolt.

 

[cheddar cheese]

Well the P-38 is whooping ass and thats good enough for me! 8)

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

i wouldn't say it's wooping ass.........

 

[P-38 Raptor]

Actually, the Mosquito was made of wood,(which you all already know) so the P-38 could take more. Both the P-38 and the Mosquito were very manuverable, very fast and VERY cool. But, I'm going to have to go with the P-38. I LOVE it, though the mosquito was awesome.

 

[P-38 Raptor]

Archangel, what the heck is that plane?

 

[KraziKanuK]

Archangel, what the heck is that plane?

The Horten Go 229.

http://www.csd.uwo.ca/~pettypi/elevon/baugher_other/go229.html
http://www.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/LRG/ho229.html

It received the designation Go because Gotha was to be the manufacurer.

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

why does the fact that the mossie was made from wood automativlly mean it could take less damage than a metal plane??

 

[Anonymous]

why does the fact that the mossie was made from wood automativlly mean it could take less damage than a metal plane??

Because generally speaking, wood was more vulnerable to gunfire than duraluminum. Wood tends to crack badly when hit by medium caliber guns, and once a fire starts it is nearly hopeless - the glue used in WWII wooden aircraft was quite flamable.

=S=

Lunatic

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

but the mossie proved herself to be able to withstand huge ammounts of damage in combat........

 

[KraziKanuK]

but the mossie proved herself to be able to withstand huge ammounts of damage in combat........

Yes even flying through the fireball of exploding a/c and rtb with all the paint burnt off.

What RG forgets is the Mossie was not built with a single layer of wood.

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

and the wood was beautifully crafted in places.............

 

[wmaxt]

bah.... then why its wrong in 2 books here >.<

was there a faster version of the mosquito?

For some reason the P-38 stats were released at METO or Military power on the P-38L thats 1,425hp per engine. Other aircraft were at the max power possible or WEP "war emergengy power", in the P-38Ls case that's 1,725hp or an additional 600hp total. All stats for the P-38L are similarily low.

 

[evangilder]

From the Pilots Flight Operating Instructions for the P-38H, J, L-1, L-5 and F-5B. Interesteingly, it does not directly have a top-speed chart.

 

[cheddar cheese]

Nice 8)

 

[P38 Pilot]

I voted for the P-38 because its my favorite fighter besides the P51. (Not only that but its an American Aircraft and i am an american! )

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

and very patriotic.........

but then who am i to talk