The Best Bf - 109 Variant ?

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

I know it is probably off topic because it is not a Me-109 but another aircraft that I thought was extremly awesome looking was the Focke-Wulf Ta-152. She was similar to a Fw-190 but more streamlined and was quite impressive in performance.

 

[cheddar cheese]

Yep, the 152 did look good, but I prefer the looks to the 190D

 

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

The 190D was sweet with its longer nose. I was always more fond of the aircraft with inline engines instead of the aircraft with radial engines just because they looked more aerodynamic and streamlined. But like the 190 I also really liked the P-47 (I might be wrong with the designation). It was a very impressive and powerfull aircraft.

 

[cheddar cheese]

Yep the P-47 was also a very good looking plane - although only the ones with bubble canopies.

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

it's absolutely huge though!! the fact that the engine wasn't too streamlined was more than made up for by it's power.............

 

[cheddar cheese]

Well radials are never streamlined.

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

i know, i never said radials were.............

 

[lesofprimus]

The "Jug" was a kickass plane that produced the Highest Ranking American Ace in the European Theatre, Francis Grabreski....... It could take so much punishment from enemy fire and still fly along on 10 cylinders....

Pilots of P-47's regulary shot down very high ranking German Aces..... Guys with like 6 kills to their credit knocking out an Ace with over 150 kills.... Excellent fighter and ground attack platform.....

 

[Nonskimmer]

Yeah, it was tough, alright. I've heard it was tricky to fly.

 

[lesofprimus]

After u got over 15 hours or so of flight time, it was a dream..... Just had to get used to the flight controls...

 

[cheddar cheese]

How was its manoeverability? Cos it looks the the kinda plane that would be a pig...

 

[lesofprimus]

Well, lets put it this way... P-47's shot down Me-109's, Fw-190's and Me-262's......

It was manoeverable enough....

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

yes but allot of those kills would be the result of it's power and damage tollerance, a Bf-109 could still out manouver it.................

 

[lesofprimus]

At which altitude???? Which version of the -47 and the -109???? Alot of those kills were made by surprise, sneaking up on the -109's six o clock and pumping a .50 calibre rainbow up his German Ass.....

Alot of those kills were from turning inside the -109 as well as from power.....

Not all pilots flew their plane as it should have been flown... Some flew them far beyond what the manufacture said was safe as well.... Some flew like pansies.....

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

knowing me i'd pull major G, black out and fall to my death...............

 

[cheddar cheese]

I think a zero would suit my style...I favour manoeverabilty over power and armament.

 

[lesofprimus]

The best of both worlds is what its all about.....

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

an early mark of a spit would suit me for a dogfight...............

 

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

I agree about the bubble canopy. It looks much better than the "razorback" Most aircraft looked better with a bubble canopy. I think in a dogfight I would want either a P-51D or a Me-109F or G. The Me-109 mostly because it my favorite aircraft. I believe most of the kills on a Me-262 achieved by the slower prop driven aircraft were taken when the Me-262 was on the take off and much slower speeds and unable to maneuver.

 

[cheddar cheese]

The best of both worlds is what its all about.....

I hate compromise, either one or the other...