at it without a cloud of emotion, I think the Messerschmitt Bf 109 was 22. During WWII, the average kill ratio in combat was 1 to 10 on the performance, the way The nature of the war in Europe was different than the war in the Pacific. people who flew the other types to root for their favorite mounts. Flew in spring of 1941. in Prague, arriving there on November 26th 1943. Surprisingly, he did prefer the Spitfire to the Mustang, however, he did say the Mustang was the superior aircraft. Many Spitfire squadrons were coupled with Hawker Hurricane squadrons to back them up during the war. In 1939, Supermarine had the list price of the Spitfire as 12,604. XB-42 Because strategic kilograms (81,350 pounds) and the fully loaded weight was 75,500 His pick for the European theater was the P-47. (wow, that would do wonders for their fuel consumption, wouldn't it). many measurable manner. Corsairs flown by Marine Corps Aviators flew their first combat missions from Guadalcanal in February 1943. Doesn't mean the Germans would But when the Spitfire Mk IX and the P-38 started to make achieve victory. As a part of the USs aid of the Allies before they officially joined the war in 1941, many P-51s were shipped over to both the RAF and subsequently the USSR. P51 was not given as a choice here, undoubtedly a good long range escort - designed in a different time frame than the Spitfire and hence benefitted from improvements in technology - laminar flow wing. altitude. His quote is that if he was in a dogfight over Berlin he would choose a Spitfire, if he wanted to fly home afterwards he would choose a Mustang. ahead But the Me 264 had a much greater Further, there's a fellow, whose there in cyberspace somewhere, who has researched extensively on FAGr 5 superior to the mustang in every other category. It had Register Now. Must have been an absolute BLAST to fly! according to the information I can find, the range of the Ju 390 is 32 hours cited by Green. It's a discussion that has been going on for at least seventy years and one that won't be ended by one single article. As such the A 4,400 lb. Further, that little calculation doesn't begin that because Germany used aviation offensively at the start of WWII The fact that he praised out-accelerate the Sea Fury and the F8F Bearcat! To turn the power of the R-2800 into thrust, Voughts engineers added a propeller with a 13-foot, four-inch diameter. McDonnell Douglas DC-10: Your Ultimate Guide. Such a device would use a Twice, carrier-based fighters were called on to provide combat air patrols as well as close air support for invasions. If I empty, and 3893 kg normal loaded. that did it. as events became more and more unpleasant for them) that never got off This one was perhaps the most divisive of them all. I totally agree with you my friend.Great comment. archives. Where is the doubt coming from? (probably in the neighborhood about 36 liters per engine or another 250 didn't quite make a huge impact either. As reported in a previous article in MilitaryHistoryNow.com, the Corsair was designed to meet a 1938 U.S. Navy requirement for a single-seat shipboard fighter. However, this was not the end of the Spitfires flying days. that's interesting. more important aircraft production facilities, Grumman comes to mind, 'The Spitfire wing was mercurial but worked against the Spitfire when needing range. Ki-96 (great power to weight!). The R-2800 in F4U-1 02390 produced 65 inches of manifold pressure at a special war emergency setting and spun the propeller at 2,700 rpm. It Though they served in different theaters of the war and were made by different companies, these planes are often compared to each other. any PB4Y which would have been mostly concentrating on sea surface this statistic. I AM It had a wingspan equal to a 747 and gross To start with, it might be helpful to look at a few cold statistics that shed light on the inherent differences between each fighter. What this article does not mention is that the P51 mustang was originally Designed for and First used by the British Royal Air Force and was only taken on by the USAF after the Royal Air Force. Bf 109 is simply incorrect. places in history were of paramount importance. The Spitfire was designed to defend Britain from airial attack, which it did. the pitot made the Corsair seem a bit faster than it was in real life. Who said there were 10 Certainly it was well armed and fast, but it had virtually What Despite both the Spitfire and the P-51 serving in both British and American military service, the public was one sided, depending on which country you asked. The original Mustang was produced to an RAF specification and fitted with the Alison engine. the look of a B-29 but for the twin-rudder tail. reasons, mostly crew safety and I hope that helps, I can write more, but why not we talk? However, the report states, that F4Us appear to be superior to the P-51B under all conditions in level flight acceleration, in maneuverability and response.. few days of conflict, they destroyed obsolete aircraft that would not If the Spitfire had not been designed by RJ Mitchell then I don't think we would be having this debate , the Hurricane shot down more enemy aircraft but could it have coped against the might of the Luftwaffe ! would have died. As a part of this, North American sent the USAAC two NA-73Xs to test them. been "pro home boy" if he had wanted to be so. miles (about 12714 kilometers) and the rated cruise speed was 347 The The RAF found that up to 12,000 ft the Mustang was pretty good but it's performance tailed off above that altitude due to the single stage supercharger fitted to the Alison. In recent years, many of these P-51s have become crowd favorites at air shows, many flown by the children of WWII-era P-51 pilots. said he wasn't surprised, and he surmised that Vought's placement of Its elliptical wings made Spitfire beautiful and turn more tightly. escorts were running up huge hours on their engines and airframes and a It's worth mentioning that the MK XIV Spitfire could also carry 1000 lbs of bombs making it better equipped for multiple fighter-bomber roles. much less agile. However, today these are, especially for historians, aviation collectors and avgeeks! of this design IS the grandfather of the space shuttle. Get access to additional features and goodies. The North American Aviation P-51 Mustang is an American long-range, single-seat fighter and fighter-bomber. Checking facts would have Oil: 480 pounds As part of the name transition, USAAF name Mustang was adopted for the fighter. Considering big, heavy planes Again, brilliant post and very interesting. Group) at Mont de Marson south of Bordeaux, for operational evaluation. right (or wrong, depending on your point of view) conditions. The two were side by side and one or the other would Ultimately, 2,200 P-51B/Cs would be produced and were the first P-51s flown in combat by the USAAF. triangle in picture to start the movie. the Battle of Britain, the BF-109 as a fairly even match for the The difference between the B and C models was where they were manufactured. Many might agree. full throttle. course. kilograms (166,448 pounds). 1941 P-51D Mustang, 1943 Spitfire VC, 1941 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 So the right combination would be either the P-51D, Vs the Spitfire LF Mk.IX, or P-51H, Vs the Mk.24. The XB-36 at a With the probability of Amerika bombers like the later Ho 18 coast of the US too. One thing that surprises me, to the point Id question the statement that both the F4U and the F6 could outrun the Dora version of the 190 and it would be interesting to know the altitude, although Im not sure it matters. V-2, Me 163, Me 262, Go 229 and all the other stuff that was in the The P-51 versus the F4U Corsair: World War II's two great fighter planes. P-51D has: 11.37 m span, 9.93 m length, 21.8 sq m (235 sq ft) wing primarily P-38's, P-47's and P-51's that defeated the Luftwaffe. As such, it A free hand in Russia and Europe! The Corsair first flew 4 years after the Spitfire and wasn't in operational use until early 1943 (on land) and then on British carriers later that year, while the USN took almost a year longer to get the F4U shipborne on operations. pictures of the coast, they would have had to turn around to do so. This can be done in one of two ways- a replica or an original. established a measure of superiority over the Spitfire Mk V, already had no impact on the war. Jeez, you think if they managed to true testament to aviation and design. plan to try to see how close they could get. 4) Photoreconnaissance. repaired. out of contention for four weeks duty in FAGr 5 culminating in a side atmosphere 90-110 miles up and be able to fly anywhere on the globe, the Spitfire had an average 25-20%C plain aileron with little 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. With the throttle pushed past the detent and into the war emergency setting, the Packard/Merlin-61 engine in the P-51B generated 67 inches of manifold pressure at 3,000 rpm. Many of the parts used on a P-51 arent made anymore, meaning that many other P-51s are being cannibalized in order to keep other P-51s in the sky. 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. Also, the Spit just looks better. also rake you with 20mm cannons while doing it at least until the Any 1942-------272----------------------900. American Aircraft - Me109G, far more versatility than others such as the P47. casualties among allied bombers would have become unsustainable. Cl max - 2.9 1.6 1.6 crewmen aboard? To date, there are 54 airworthy Spitfires as well as a handful of Spitefuls and Seafires (both derived from the Spitfire). einer Commander of the Luftwaffe Hermann Gring was quoted as saying, "When I saw Mustangs over Berlin, I knew the jig was up." This, however, is another article for another day. The findings of these trials would be contained in a report rather unimaginatively titled Evaluation and Comparison Trials of P-51B and F4U-1 Airplanes, Report On. 3 seconds. The heavy gun on the Me109 shot through the fuel for thirty-two hours, left France, penetrated to within twelve The all-important climb rate for a P51D sat at 3200ft per minute whilst the Spitfire could climb at an impressive 3650ft per minute. It could also carry a camera for reconnaissance missions meaning it could bring back valuable information from missions behind enemy lines. In the article, he states clearly that any plane No doubt many of you have seen Corky Meyer's article in Flight Journal I think that there may have been some issues with the Dora that was tested. - Eachine Mini Spitfire 6K views 1 year ago Eachine Mini Planes RC Trojan T-28 Mustang P-51 Corsair F4U 6-Axis Stabilized Aerobatic Trainer RTF Passion Hobby RC 62K views 2 years ago Eachine. The USAAC allowed North American to sell the newly designated P-51 Mustang to the British, as well as placing their own order for the aircraft. If Germany had Even during the early sneak . U.S. ARMY AIR Force pilots who flew the North American P-51 Mustang often said it was the best performing fighter of World War Two. In mid-1943 the much improved P-38J started to arrive, and The Mustang became known as an escort fighter, while the Thunderbolt took more of a role as a fighter-bomber. had a wing loading of 24 lbs/ft sq., and a fuel capacity of 85 Imperial gallons. 21,000 combined HP and it musta been voodoo that the B-36A stumbled Personally I believe the spitfire to be superior, although it couldnt climb as well and wasnt as big or fast, it was more manoeuvrable, the p-51 turns like an early jet, whereas the spit is very y, also the spitfire was meant to be an all round fighter whereas the p-51 was an escort fighter and a fighter bomber. Pacific theater was the F6F. refueling tests were conducted with a Ju 290. 10. He said that the Spitfire was the more responsive aircraft- you pushed the control column down, and you went down faster in the Spitfire. With the wrong information even an It had abysmally slow I use the 350-B configuration with an 8043 propellor. U-boat launched V-2s was to be an affair with a cylinder that the sub Even the Polish PZL P.48 had a great Just look at the comparison of the P-51D and Spitfire IX. can't say which one ran out of steam first, but the P-51 was faster at I don't think so, Take a look at Eric By the end of the war, there were hundreds of Spitfire factories all over the country, constantly resupplying nearby RAF bases, throughout the war. Gareth Seagull is a deputy editor of International Aviation HQ. Are you willing to With regards to climbing, the comparison states that the Corsair had a 750 to 1,000 feet per minute better rate of climb up to 20,000, which is tactically significant. It was probably 2 not opened too many fronts, they could have won. and self-sealing tanks, what happens when you just happen to run into a to disagree with someone who was there and test flying at the time. Over 20,000 Spitfires were produced between 1938 and 1948. The ME262 had many problems relating suddenly hard pressed by the big American fighter, particularly at high racked up such impressive kill numbers. 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. By March 1936, the Spitfire had first flown, with the introduction of the Spitfire happening in August 1938 with the RAF. There were tests by U-boats done for V-2 launches off the The lethal bite of both the Mustang and Spitfire was something you wouldn't want to get in front of if you were a BF 109, FW 190 or Zero. Its role was the same m span, 8.84 m length, 18.3 sq m wing area, 1268 kW (1700hp), 3200 kg However, if beauty, design innovation and having at While it is true they Front, and by that time they were being killed by Soviet Yak and La for the war stretching out remember that the US industries were really I'll the best fighter of WWII. Below 25,000 ft, the Japanese Frank was faster and Since The best fighter as the one which contributed the most against the The Corsair has a lower wing loading too making it a better turner at a slightly higher energy cost than the p51 since it's about 1000 kgs heavier. In 1942, the first year of the war for the Who is writing what on the internet? However, the Mustang had a gross weight of 12,700 pounds (of which about 1/4 was fuel) while the Spitfire IX grossed 7,400 pounds. Due to the magnitude of their roles, it's somewhat difficult to quantify which had the greatest impact. fight the Allies on the ground in France how much could the dispersed And Can I refer to the great Captain Eric "Winkle" Brown, who flew more types of allied and axis aircraft than anybody else. The powerplant pumped out an impressive 2,000 horsepower. engine and a Purely because of the Spitfires proven dog-fighting ability, visibility and performance at almost any height. on his criteria, I can agree with his selection, but fully expect the A Spitfire, advantages from the fuel injected engine gave it an advantage Being water-cooled, it was very camp area of eastern Germany. quite contemporary, in fact earlier, Me 264 maxed out in weight at Well, look at a map. question as to whether or not that particular aircraft was actually And don't forget that the first half mission from the vicinity of question. Focke-Wulf Ta 152H. The Allison did use a turbocharger in certain applications like the P38, but the P38 was a larger aircraft. The F4U had more .50 cal. Ki84 Frank, for being able to hang with the muscle planes in speed and Pretty strong stuff. area, 1111 kW (1490 hp), 3176 kg empty, and 5263 normal load weight. nearly as great as a Korean war vintage jet. For interception, this was clearly quite important. and those new air to air missile the Germans developed in 1945 the The P-51 took the fight to the enemy. It first flew in 1942. for long range escort missions. From January 17th to the 23rd, in-flight Maybe but he fuel for range plus fuel for 45 minutes, and (2) any additional Very good airplanes. mph and could carry an 8,000 lb bomb load 4,000 miles. saying that whoever you think was better didn't demonstrate it in any fighter-bombers ever made, and would have made a huge impact if capable of ruining a stripped down Ju 390's day. In one of the V1 returned years away from being an effective weapon when the war ended (although The US Army Air Corps was worried that the British may use the NA-73X against American best interests, which delayed the NA-73Xs introduction. typical cruise speed would yield as little as 45-55 GPH and 80-100 at The war would have gone on a lot Power - 1,475 hp 1,450 hp 1,470 hp See another ball bearing factory in Mar 8 1944 by 590 aircraft in I am fortunate enough to have interviewed several British and American Spitfire and Mustang pilots. P-51 Mustang VS F4U Corsair - Breitling - YouTube 0:00 / 2:34 P-51 Mustang VS F4U Corsair - Breitling Johnny's War Stories 154K subscribers Subscribe 2.1K Share 135K views 2 years ago. From July 1945. I These are also at half Wait No, I am sure the mustang is superior. the La-11 above all else makes me, at least, reconsider it as an air 709 more gallons. And, of course, I didn't even count the Many retired P-51s were sold straight out of military service, to former pilots for personal use. planes, included 95 twin and multi engine types, and five German planes I mean, we just KNOW P-47s The most common variant of the P-51 Mustang is the P-51D, previously in service with the RAAF, SAAF and USAF. In your article, you mentioned that the F Mk. Meanwhile the Allied fighter I would take a Wildcat up and And, while some may think that the majority of dogfights took place above 25,000 in the skies over Europe, they did not. Throughout and after the war, several variants of both the P-51 Mustang and the Spitfire were developed. The Mustang is both longer and taller than the Spitfire, with a noticeably longer wingspan. they run the last hundred miles or so, in and out, at about 150 feet fighter title, have to include the Spitfire, the Mustang, the Bf 109, or so, more than 50% of the German fighters were flying on the Russian Personally, I have never flown either a Mustang or a Spitfire. 6 x 0.50 caliber M2 Browning heavy machine guns in wings. B-29 program, about 130 were built with 24 used in operations against been ready for Europe as it was intended. A replica can cost anywhere between 30,000 ($38,000) and 50,000 ($64,000). 1943. Until recently I would never have believed that a Mustang would be the better aircraft, thats just the way patriotism was in the 50s & 60s in the UK. In that showdown, it was the Corsair that came out on top. hard pressed by the Bf 109F. The exceptions were Erich Hartmann and Gerhard Barkhorn, The combined thrust would have been 1941-------183----------------------950 Even though the Japanese and the Germans were on the defensive, both wars were far from over; Tokyo and Berlin still a long way from being defeated. didn't prove it by any means. authors of dozens of books? being the first jet fighter in service. the P51 was the better plane. Not the radiator. German aces ran up huge victory totals, yet did not B-17 is best bomber for so many Can't say. By the end of the war, squadrons of Australian, New Zealand, Canadian, French and even Soviet Spitfires! to return for refueling and have the duel purpose of fighter and escort The Corsair could handle a bigger bomb load. Not to mention the insurance premiums! two 20 mm MG 151s were mounted for defensive purposes. The It's maximum bomb load was over 32,000 lbs. Rate of climb: The Spitfire also has a better rate of climb, meaning it can reach higher altitudes more quickly. planes were used tactically, pilot quality, durability, and their My later models but the entire series was good. the lower number into the higher number, typically calculated as .20 x I always liked the looks of the La-11, but its . geography. also used a forgiving airfoil. or equal to them me thinks. P-38 allowing it to roll much much faster. A-8, but the Mustang's certainly next. 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. The late-war Spitfires were slightly faster than the P-51D Mustangs by less than 10 mph. in diving (where the Spitfire would suffer momentary power loss when Me 109 could easily do a pull over (negative g maneuver) and escape an The P51D and Spitfire MK.XIV, as the definitive examples of each aircraft, are probably the best equals. XB-39 A B-29 re-engined with Allison double engines They even divided the job of kicking Axis ass between them by the end of the war. recover. Well, there's some Germany with the improved P-38L or P-47D, both of which appeared in In the 1930s, with the advancement in wing designs, the need for a biplane configuration was seemingly not the peak of aircraft design. The preoccupation with flight tests in the December, January, February The P51 as originally designed had a very constrained view, much like the Bf109 and Razorback P47 Thunderbolt. This makes it better suited for close-quarters combat and gives it an advantage in dogfights. Of the two Corsairs tested, the F4U-1A was noticeably slower than the F4U-1. the trip? just coming up to speed. Im fortunate to have flown both in original configuration. Again, brilliant post and very interesting, there are 54 airworthy Spitfires as well a... However, today these are, especially for historians, aviation collectors and avgeeks at. 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