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The F4F does NOT deserve that. I hate the plane in a lot of ways but the Japanese Zero still could not achieve total air superiority against it. Was the Zero one of the worst planes of the war? We won some air battles with the Wildcat, it was tough enough to let us use the Thach Weave, which is a pretty scary maneuver since one guy has to have a Zero on his ass.Yeah.
The Grumman F-3F and F-4F also come to mind.
Kris
exactly! thanks wayons for clarifying that. appreciate it!I think, GG and Clay, you have misinterpreted civettones posts. If you read back over the preceding few posts we were discussing the evolution from biplane to monoplane, one of those digressions from the main topic that always happens in long threads. Examples used were Gladiator to F.5/34 and Fury to Hurricane, F3F to F4F is another example of that evolutionary changeover, it was not offered as an example of the worst of anything.
Yeah, that's how I read it, too.I think, GG and Clay, you have misinterpreted civettones posts. If you read back over the preceding few posts we were discussing the evolution from biplane to monoplane, one of those digressions from the main topic that always happens in long threads. Examples used were Gladiator to F.5/34 and Fury to Hurricane, F3F to F4F is another example of that evolutionary changeover, it was not offered as an example of the worst of anything.
Yeah, that's how I read it, too.
However, the F4F was also a biplane.
It was the F4F-2, and all succeeding versions of that model, that were the monoplanes.
Elvis
You're welcome.That was a subtlety that had completely passed me by, thanks for that Elivis.
I haven't read all the posts. I'd suggest the Fairy Barracuda should be considered. It's main virtue was any fighter pilot trying to shoot it down missed because they were laughing too hard.
True it was made to work, apparently it's low speed handling was exemplary.
But, Christonaraft how can anyone design something like that given that they could see what other aircraft looked like? I wonder if the designers ever met?