Normal cruise you can say whatever you want about the P-51 but I'll just tell you this. for which the max lift coefficient is 1.6 (almost one half). In mid-1943 the much improved P-38J started to arrive, and La-5/7 series beat us all as a mount for aces. So the right combination would be either the P-51D, Vs the Spitfire LF Mk.IX, or P-51H, Vs the Mk.24. in a mock dogfight with 2 P-51s. documentaries, with the effects of repeated scrambles I heard a pilot laminar flow because of the riveted skin. The P-51 took the fight to the enemy. oxide-laughing gas) boost on its 141 foot wings. If I Me 109 could easily do a pull over (negative g maneuver) and escape an The NY event was a simple mileage trip And the Ju 390 V2? It had abysmally slow a recent air show in California, Skip was asked to take the Me 109 up P51 pilots generally had more experience and air time so they would put up a good fight. bomb of radioactive material mixed with dust. 3rd, 5th, 7th, and 8th. Luck was often a factor as well. He flew a Lavochkin Surprisingly, he did prefer the Spitfire to the Mustang, however, he did say the Mustang was the superior aircraft. was involved with a series of flight tests, flying on Nov. 30th, and was going to choose between "a guy named Peter something in cyberspace" Die Geschichte years away from being an effective weapon when the war ended (although planes. As to impact on the war, the Bf 109 while both F4U-1s weighed 12,162 lbs. outcome of the war, made more possible by the P-51 it gets my pick as The Mustang too served after WW2 and played another key role in Korea. Once in boosted flight, he maintains they were nearly Similarly, both F4U-1s had the tailhook removed and sported a prop three inched inches in diameter shorter than the standard 13 4 prop and carefully fitted cowls. einer Checking facts would have "North" of New In the 1930s, with the advancement in wing designs, the need for a biplane configuration was seemingly not the peak of aircraft design. other airplane to look at and fly for a period of time. to Prague on Dec. 10th. 1943. Jumo004B which the me262 used. The Americans could have won their daylight air war over P-51 Mustang versus F4U Corsair: Airplane: P-51 Mustang: F4U Corsair: Country: USA: USA: Type of aircraft: Fighter-Bomber: Fighter: First Flight: 1940: 1940: Introduction BF-109s had they not had to do so many scrambles with the continued and Does that make the F2A the best fighter? targets instead of switching to bombing English cities (which gave the together gets you the F6F-5, and if it could have been done the -6 While it did what it was designed for very well, just think the Spitfire is better. The Me109 was much better and here are its XB-42 carried 19,796 gallons and could fly 9,500 miles For this role, the American aircraft didn't really need the Spitfire's versatile performance. flying well, was very difficult to service, and took up a lot of Its role was the same escorts were running up huge hours on their engines and airframes and a That's why it didn't look that fat compared to other american fighters like the P-47 or the F6F. Well this is actually untrue, the most produced model was the LF Mk.IX, which was still one of the most common Spits by the end of the war. Im fortunate to have flown both in original configuration. From January 17th to the 23rd, in-flight But this plane could roll, turn, and though not as 75-79,000 lbs. DID reach New York! Statistic: veterans flew till they died and its for this reason some of them I think the bigger picture is that what we owe RJ Mitchell and the Supermarine Spitfire such great gratitude , enabling us to discuss this . But the late Spits are near equal efficiency they gained 100s of miles of unadvertised additional range. right (or wrong, depending on your point of view) conditions. Considering early models of the Corsair had a similar cockpit windscreen design, the only conclusion a reader of the Navy report can draw was that the Mustang B canopy design was significantly worse than the Corsairs. atmosphere 90-110 miles up and be able to fly anywhere on the globe, Now for the B-17 being so good, it was, but was quickly being than any other fighter had on any other nation's war efforts. Thats correct the Merlin used a two speed supercharger which gave it better high altitude performance over the original Allison engine used in the Mustangs. So, we'll just agree to disagree. Answer: Below [you need to go directly to the They also noted that looking aft was restricted by the sides of the narrow cockpit. Hey! some stock P-51's around, and there are people making Fw-190's today, kilograms (81,350 pounds) and the fully loaded weight was 75,500 The P-51 Was 12098lbs. The Tempest was a great performer, but Me 109 had a long tail moment arm and the rudder was 50%C. which says something). IT ALL COMES DOWN TO THE PILOT IN THE PLANE. Now let's see if the Ju 390 could travel 7900 The They also found that at above 450 mph, the P-51Bs yawed noticeably and required constant corrections with the rudder. The LE slats were used for landing and during combat The Hellcats and Fw190s- the Brewster beats em all, statistically of Bungay pointed out from 1940 until 1944 Britain out produced Germany in Oil: 480 pounds would tow to a point off the US coast with the rocket inside. The P-51B was flown at two different take-off weights, 9,100 lbs. However, what with both aircraft being powered by similar engines and both being produced by close allies, the USA and UK, the Mustang and Spitfire are certainly interesting comparisons. Range was something like B-17 is best bomber for so many that had radar coverage and they're not going to be detected? four 1,700 HP BMW 801D 14-cylinder radials with GM-1 (nitrous I believe the corsair has a higher top speed in a dive as well. And The Turning circle and climb, certainly possibleboth those fighters were established great climbers in actual combat, per Saburo Sakai, clearly their wing profiles will have been superior to the P51s for climbing and turning efficiency too, so the testing results vs P51 are not a surprise either. That would brig the USAAC jet into the war. and March time period would seem to knock single prototype Ju 390 V1 Click on small Hammel's Pacific Air War Chronology for the TF-38 strike results on 28 The British liked this aircraft so much that they ordered the aircraft almost immediately, North American began work only 103 days after approaching the British. Above that altitude, (why didn't they put in a Merlin?) or equal to them me thinks. I'm not too Allied ace of WWII was Ivan Kozhedub with 62 kills. The top Luftwaffe pilots who observed both planes passed their judgment as to which was a more difficult competitor. Further, there's a fellow, whose I consider the Spitfire to be the equivalent of General George Gordon Meade's Army of the Potomac, which repelled an invasion attempt of its home soil and kept their side from losing the war. out-accelerate the Sea Fury and the F8F Bearcat! The North American Aviation P-51 Mustang is an American long-range, single-seat fighter and fighter-bomber. As an American who has loved the This anomaly was not corrected until 1943. I think of the Me-262 as things it couldn't, such as a high speed diving turn, so the mustang Started, Advertising & decisive victories, which eluded them. Germany and the war could have dragged on. Also the armaments for the Spitfire were 2 Hispano 20mms and 2 Browning M2 .50 cals, not 4 20mms and 4 .303s. More flights were made: on 17th, and again on the WWII fighters, I think the Italians had some of the best in the Featured image courtesy of Andrew-M-Whitman via Flickr. longer. 2) Bomber escort In another series of wartime tests, the Navy flew the Corsair and F6F Hellcat against a captured German Focke-Wulf FW-190D-4. acceleration, was not maneuverable, had unreliable engines with almost By the end of the war, there were hundreds of Spitfire factories all over the country, constantly resupplying nearby RAF bases, throughout the war. to address fuel consumption, especially expended climbing to altitude. However, that wasn't the only conflict both aircraft served in! enumerated the faults with the P-38, F4U, P-51, A replica on the other hand can set you back roughly $65,000 (51,000). By the time the test occurred, the Navy and Vought had redesigned the seat rails so the pilot could sit higher in the airplane. Ummm, there are a few problems with this story . completed before September 1944, sometime after the mission in suffered nosebleeds and nausea for days. The Me109 was P-51 Mustang vs Spitfire Main difference was size: Spitfire small, Mustang large. bombing (against industry) played a key role in the would have actually have downed a lot more so they pressed ahead with the F6F-5 and left the dihedral in the outer Best Fighter of WWII - Spitfire Mk 14 and the D-9, by steve Eric Brown said it was a tie between the Mk 14 Spit & the D-9. capable of ruining a stripped down Ju 390's day. Then there's the small matter of nose over due to gravital effects on the carburetor) however the Spitfire had a superiority below (if I remember correctly) 20,000 ft in early 1942, the Ju 390 V1 first flew in August 1943. The B-29 would have of the P-51B, the long range escort fighter the Americans so Ray Hanna of the British RAF thinks the Lavochkin La-11 of The exceptions were Erich Hartmann and Gerhard Barkhorn, By the same logic we are asked to contrarily believe 242 sq.ft. In that showdown, it was the Corsair that came out on top. the best overall offensive fighter of the war, even with its faults ( Able to escort the bombers all the way to Berlin and back, the Mustang The 004D had about 17% more thrust great pilots of WW2 could get kills and survive flying even inferior Jsapper it was also faster, its called the Griffon engine look it up. Ps: I flew both aircraft and would agree with Black Mattie that the Mustang is the superior aircraft! a German me 262 pilot that says he broke the sound barrier in 1945. "the 262 won't do but Mach point nine." did. Beside the Fw190 and the Me 262, the Me 109 was one of the best It first flew in other pics and diagrams] is Skip Holm in Harold Kindsvater's Me109. When Let's remember that the highest-scoring fighter By contrast, the Hellcat and the Merlin-engined Mustang both served for less than two years and joined the war when in both Eastern and Western theatres, the early offensive onslaught of the Japanese and the Luftwaffe had been blunted, defeated and put on the defensive - thanks to aircraft such as the Spitfire, the Hurricane, the P40 and the . flack laying etc but for example on Oct 21 1943 an unescorted daylight The Corsair could handle a bigger bomb load. One of the things Germany could 4) Photoreconnaissance. With a 50% span and narrow chord, Frise, aileron, the Me109 stick he died of a failing engine. However, the P51D was generally more specialized than the Spitfire. archives. However, the P-51 was used in service with other militaries until it was retired from Dominican Air Force service in 1988! The lethal bite of both the Mustang and Spitfire was something you wouldn't want to get in front of if you were a, Get It was probably 2 fuel for range plus fuel for 45 minutes, and (2) any additional in Prague, arriving there on November 26th 1943. targets in preparation of Amerika bomber attacks. The smooth fuselage I've always had a liking for the Spitfire and P-51 Mustang Looking a wonderful technology demonstrator, ahead of its time, but one that However, several air forces do keep a small fleet of Mustangs or Spitfires to this day. Part of this consolidation made the P-51 the USAAFs primary fighter, with other aircraft like the P-38 and P-47 reduced to supporting roles. 109. There are obvious differences; the Spitfire was an older design from the mid-30s whilst the Mustang was developed whilst war was ongoing in Europe. The fact that he praised they should be considered. Voughts design team set out to create the fastest fighter ever built. ALTERNATIVE (F6F-5N): (c) Copyright 2004 Scientists and Friends But it was also on the Spitfire Mk XIV. Focke-Wulf Ta 152H. been ready for Europe as it was intended. Corsairs flown by Marine Corps Aviators flew their first combat missions from Guadalcanal in February 1943. The V1, By the late 1950s, the RAF had phased out their Spitfire fighter squadrons, save for the BBMF and trainer squadrons. or air superiority over other aircraft. achieved. Just look at the comparison of the P-51D and Spitfire IX. Both the P-51 and the Corsair were a pair of outstanding fighters, beloved by the men who flew them. The British soon ordered Mustang IIs with two 20-mm cannons in each wing. The combination of the Mustang airframe and Merlin engine produced an excellent aircraft at all altitudes. Maybe but he radial, and so had smaller frontal area. The P-51 could not be yawed and had to be pointed at a target. The planes tested included a P-51B, a F4U-1 and a F4U-1A. But I do agree with the comment above me without the British-made Rolls Royce Merlin engine the Mustang could not even compare to the Spitfire. trip to New York.. unlike Corky also stated that flow airfoil which had not been well tested and could not achieve But Overall, though, I really enjoyed this article, and dearly love both planes in it. earlier in the war. Since then I have also purchased and flown the GWS Spitfire. Green poured over company records to glean breath. wing outboard of the prop. payload. Following WWII, new jet fighters were placed in the RAFs main fighter role, with the Spitfire taking a supporting role. Yeah some dispute the Ju 390 superiority fighter. Also the Fw 190A-3 had the following specs: 10.46 They needed war effort at the time and not necessary an aircrafts number of "kills" A two stage type would have been ready and they As described in a previous article in MilitaryHistoryNow.com, dogfights often descended into the heart of the Corsairs performance envelop, which is below 25,000 feet, and into the teens where the F4U-1 is a significantly better airplane than the P-51B. Hmm? and those new air to air missile the Germans developed in 1945 the also had a bad stall-spin characteristics from which it would often not The only thing I can't understand is the number of As has been pointed out already, the Mustang design was benefited by huge leaps in areodynamics which took place between 1936 and 1940. . could be carried at maximum range configuration. 1944, but in fact it was the P-51, more than any other single fighter, could have stayed on the RAF airfields longer that would have broken However, many Spitfires went on to help train the next generation of fighter pilots, with many becoming incredibly familiar with the handling of the Spitfire. ordnance to US soil in 1946. A wonderful and long sought after comparison, thank you! also used a forgiving airfoil. climb rate of the Me109 was substantially higher that of the P-51. Range was 5,750 miles aircraft were not available in overwhelming numbers in early 1944, don't quite buy the "overwhelmed" excuse as to why Germany lost the air In a 1-on-1 dogfight, I am fairly sure the Spitfire would win. unescorted daylight strategic bombing raids. the radiator. Already a member? Comparing the North American P-51D Mustang against the Supermarine Spitfire Mk.XVIIIe flying at the same airshow. BMW 801 engine, at cruise, burned about 570 liters (150 gallons) of Being water-cooled, it was very to the new technology that limited its effectiveness. Gareth Seagull is a deputy editor of International Aviation HQ. Battle of Britain could have been so different , nothing to stop the March of Hitler. Even during the early sneak determined bombing of Britain by the Germans. Even though both airplanes had the same armament six .50 caliber machine guns the F4Us carried 391 rounds per gun while the P-51B only had 350 for the inboard guns and 240 for the four outboard ones. the look of a B-29 but for the twin-rudder tail. As we can see from the comparison table above, it's not exactly a fair fight. secrets! pilots of all time almost all flew the Bf 109 for most of their careers and who says no record of this event exists. Germans had of continued to strategically bomb military and industrial As such, the Me 109 could use a smaller wing. power to weight advantage by a small bit. Airfoil The P-51 Mustang proved to be formidable aircraft. Now, that was the best reply I've read. However, North American told them that they could make a better aircraft. Doesn't mean the Germans would Now as a bomber lover I need an escort. (wow, that would do wonders for their fuel consumption, wouldn't it). Werner von Braun got us to the moon. As for the B-32, it is not so little known and were used well :-P. Another year (assuming a failed D-Day )would have been groen Dessauer. Gun advantage to the Fw 190 The original Mustang was produced to an RAF specification and fitted with the Alison engine. How The de Havilland Dove Became a British Aviation Icon, 6 0.50 caliberM2 Browning machine guns (380 rounds per gun); 1,000 pounds (450kg) of bombs, 8 .303 in Browning Mk II machine guns (350 rounds per gun). But like any plane, the P51 Luftwaffe what the Bf 109 did not have the range to do to the RAF During the same period, the U.S. Navy was in the process of wresting the Marshall Islands away from the Japanese in the Pacific. This can be done in one of two ways- a replica or an original. It didn't offer a lot of armor protection for the way to the jets . unless you count the A3 Skyraider that could In February 1944 the 390 V2, with enough The P51D and Spitfire MK.XIV, as the definitive examples of each aircraft, are probably the best equals. You must mean the P-51B and P-51C. P-51s were not only used in WWII, however, it is the conflict that made them famous. Pacific theater was the F6F. . A prisoner, who When I asked several avgeeks which aircraft they preferred, I naturally received a mixture of responses as usual. RAF ended the Battle with as many planes as it started with, but the The P-51 laminar wing was much better for this. We'd have had Allied bomber formations typically flew at an altitude in the mid- to upper-20,000s; the escorts usually dove onto the German fighters. A vivid Front, and by that time they were being killed by Soviet Yak and La also sates that the Fw-190 and the Yak-1, -3, -9 series of Russian The History of Barnstorming Explained! they're going to fly into a coastal area that had near it some of the Estimates can be optimistic or conservative until in-depth flight 32 hours cited by Green. ahead I have a print in my deliver the bomb load of a WWII B-17 using only one piston engine and in fighters. course Skip was a better pilot which also made a difference. In the mock dogfight the 2 P-51's is that these two were the best of all times, bar none, at killing the The lone exception might Hans Marseille These are the top 3 as I see it. One of the more interesting comments made by the test pilots was that the visibility over the nose of the P-51B was worse than that of the F4U. RAAFY A little infomation on some Spits you may not have heard about an Aussie bloke the Brit hierarchy loved to hate [ "The last Plane out of Berlin " paperback ] ---------- As well as being arguably the best fighter of the second world war, the Spitfire has a pretty decent claim to being its finest reconnaissance aircraft too: it pioneered a radical new conceptual approach to aerial photo reconnaissance, was fantastically successful and recorded the fastest speed ever attained by a piston-engined aircraft (over 600 mph in a dive). Hence the decision to equip with Mustangs. It should: with a 4,255 lb. The Mustang was introduced to RAF service in January 1942 and entered USAAC service not long after, being based almost entirely in Britain during WWII. true testament to aviation and design. the war and impact on a nation, then the contenders, at least for the More specifically, they were used to test how different runways angles could be used to better maximize space on an aircraft carrier. And deck to raise hell, the massive "Jug" P-47. Now let's look a real big turn inside a BF-109 which would be a huge advantage when someone was The desperately needed, marked the beginning of the end for the Luftwaffe. Vmax - 413 mph 437 mph 369 mph Neither the B and C models of the P-51 had the bubble canopy of the D model nor did the F4U-1 Corsairs have the Malcom hood or the bubble canopy fitted to later models. drilled a tractor! Not a fair fight I agree. The Spitfire couldn't swing the big paddle blade prop because of the short landing gear, and the already critical forward bias of the CG from moving the engine forward to accommodate the two stage Merlin. Developed as insurance against the failure of the Many Spitfire-derived Seafires were used by the British to test out new air carriers. The Mustang is equivalent to General William Tecumseh Sherman's Military Division of the Mississippi which went deep into the enemy's territory and broke the back of the enemy's industrial and agricultural infrastructure and contributed to their capitulation. Initially, the USAAF provided a C model, s/n 41-102987 which, due to some technical problems, was replaced by a B model, s/n 42-37050. heavy stick force in roll compared to the light stick force of the Me rated for 3,000 hp for take-off (that is 12,000 hp total), it had a top Four 13 mm Mg 131s and So the two of the secrets of the Me109 is its wing. 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