The Best Biplane Fighter of WW2

[cheddar cheese]

Nothing like as Pretty as the Fiat 8)

21 Italian, 13 British, and 11 Soviet.

Speaks volumes really...

 

[redcoat]

21 Italian, 13 British, and 11 Soviet.

Speaks volumes really...

Yes.
That the poor Italian pilots had to put up with out-dated aircraft longer than the British and Soviets did

 

[cheddar cheese]

Yep. Although in Fairness they were extremely manoeverable which gave them some form of advantage. The MC.200 and G.50 were two of the tighest turning monoplanes of the war, and the performance wasnt terribly shabby on the Saetta.

 

[redcoat]

Yep. Although in Fairness they were extremely manoeverable which gave them some form of advantage. The MC.200 and G.50 were two of the tighest turning monoplanes of the war, and the performance wasnt terribly shabby on the Saetta.

You will get no argument from me on that.
It was in engine design that Italian aviation suffered.
When later in the war, the Italians fitted high powered German designed inline engines in some of their aircraft, they were some of the best Axis fighter aircraft of WW2.

 

[cheddar cheese]

You will also get no argument from me. That I agree with completely.

 

[fare]

¿ best fighter Grumman F3F3 ?

 

[kiwimac]

Nope,

Probably best all round was the FW-190

Kiwimac

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

bi-plane??

 

[cheddar cheese]

Havent you heard of the infamous Fw-190 Bilplanes?

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

can't say i have.........

 

[cheddar cheese]

Me neither.

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

 

[cheddar cheese]

But I can sure as heck design one!

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

this i gotta see...........

 

[cheddar cheese]

No you havent, I cant be bothered...

 

[redcoat]

this i gotta see...........

Here it is then, the infamous Fw 190 biplane

 

[mosquitoman]

That one belongs in the ugly planes thread, it almost beats the Stipa for sheer stupidity

 

[Nonskimmer]

Oh, I dunno. The mistel was an interesting concept.

 

[mosquitoman]

But suicidal for the pilots

 

[GermansRGeniuses]

Not really, they could guide it; it wasn't a simply forward flying rocket - they could launch earlier than a regular rocket and fix flight problems with the joystick control...


Plus, after that, the Fw-190/Bf-109 would actually be faster, since it had less armor, only fuselage guns, and lower on gas after the journey...


Great for high-tailing your ass out of there.

Fast.