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ForcesR · 10-25-2014, 12:37 PM

I posted the same question and all the links to the articles over in the Flying Giants forum two days ago, lots of people have read my post but there hasn't been one single rebuttal posted. I believe I may have taken the wind out of the sails of a lot of P-51 Mustang and Spitfire fans

I have several RC Spitfires, Mustangs, Me-109s, and FW-190s and I admire every one of them

Facts
- The top 3 aces (of any conflict) all flew 109's exclusively. Of the 20 top aces (of any conflict) 12 flew 109's exclusively.
- Me-109 was credited with shooting down more enemy aircraft and producing more aces than any single fighter in the annals of aerial warfare.
- Comparing the 109 to other fighters, like P-51, is quite usual. One thing that must be remembered is that 109 was designed as short range interceptor. P-51 was designed as a long-range escort fighter. Both planes featured many compromises to achieve their design plans. This is easy to ignore, just as well that P-51, for example, had nasty tendency to stall without warning and when fuselage fuel tanks were filled, it was quite unstable and downright dangerous to fly. P-51 pilots described that the vertical elevator was very hard to move in high speeds and required both hands. But these charasteristics come up much less often in popular literature and discussion.

10-25-2014, 12:37 PM	#21
ForcesR RCC Apprentice I am: Roger S Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Gatineau Quebec Radio of choice: JR 9503 # of RCs: 15 Feedback: 0 / 0% Posts: 63 Total Props: 0	Re: Best WWII Fighter of these three; Spitfire, P-51 Mustang or ME-109??? I posted the same question and all the links to the articles over in the Flying Giants forum two days ago, lots of people have read my post but there hasn't been one single rebuttal posted. I believe I may have taken the wind out of the sails of a lot of P-51 Mustang and Spitfire fans I have several RC Spitfires, Mustangs, Me-109s, and FW-190s and I admire every one of them Facts - The top 3 aces (of any conflict) all flew 109's exclusively. Of the 20 top aces (of any conflict) 12 flew 109's exclusively. - Me-109 was credited with shooting down more enemy aircraft and producing more aces than any single fighter in the annals of aerial warfare. - Comparing the 109 to other fighters, like P-51, is quite usual. One thing that must be remembered is that 109 was designed as short range interceptor. P-51 was designed as a long-range escort fighter. Both planes featured many compromises to achieve their design plans. This is easy to ignore, just as well that P-51, for example, had nasty tendency to stall without warning and when fuselage fuel tanks were filled, it was quite unstable and downright dangerous to fly. P-51 pilots described that the vertical elevator was very hard to move in high speeds and required both hands. But these charasteristics come up much less often in popular literature and discussion.