Is the Fw 190 better than the Bf 109?
The Bf109 (Me109) flew better at higher altitudes, while the Fw190 was better suited for attacking the bombers. At lower altitudes, the Fw 190 rolled and climbed better than the Bf 109, and the Fw 190 Dora with an improved engine performed very well at high altitudes. In terms of one verses one performance it was found that the Fw190A was markedly superior to the Spitfire Mk V in the dive, climb and rate of roll and, most importantly, the German fighter was faster at all heights by between 25-35mph. The Fw190 was found to have better acceleration under all conditions of flight.The P-51 was clearly better in that it dominated radial engined Fw-190A’s over Germany, but the factors were not just comparing performance numbers. The Fw 190A could only fight well at medium and low altitudes. The P-51 could fight well at all altitudes and fly a tremendous distance to Germany.The Bf109 (Me109) flew better at higher altitudes, while the Fw190 was better suited for attacking the bombers. At lower altitudes, the Fw 190 rolled and climbed better than the Bf 109, and the Fw 190 Dora with an improved engine performed very well at high altitudes.As mentioned before, the small wings gave the Fw 190 poor high-altitude performance, which made the A series inefficient against Allied heavy bomber formations. Experiments to fix the problem led to the short-lived B and C, and eventually the successful D-series.
Which was the Germans’ favorite fighter plane?
The Focke-Wulf FW-190 was widely believed to be the best fighter aircraft of World War II. What is regarded as the worst bomber during WWII? It depends on which features one wants to compare, but my vote would be the B-24 Liberator. Consolidated B-24 Liberator) The B-24 was designed to have greater range and a larger bomb load than the previously deployed B-17, and it did.
Who was the most feared pilot in WWII?
Erich Alfred Hartmann (19 April 1922 – 20 September 1993), nicknamed Bubi, was a German fighter pilot during World War II and the most successful fighter ace in the history of aerial warfare. He flew 1,404 combat missions and participated in aerial combat on 825 separate occasions. Erich Hartmann: The German World War II Pilot Who Was the Deadliest Flying Ace of All Time, ATI. Delve, K. The Story of the Spitfire: An Operational and Combat History.Fighter Erich Hartmann, sometimes referred to as the ‘Black Devil’, is the deadliest fighter pilot in history, having shot down 352 Allied planes over the course of some 1,400 missions.
What did German pilots think of the Spitfire?
During WWII Axis pilots tested captured Allied aircraft: they deemed the Spitfire a miserable fighter, the LaGG–3 poorly maneuverable and the P-51 disconcerting. Luftwaffe fighter pilots feared the Spitfire most, the Mk V entered service in early 1941, the first P 51 in 1942 and it was inferior, the P 51 D not until mid 1944, by then there were other Spitfires, the Mk IX and XII in 1942, the Mk VII, VIII and XIV in 1943, these were all better than the P51D.