MFAFF,
I think we should agree on the disagreements. I agree like you said you must understand the aircrafts role, maturity and date to accurately describe their capabilities. A MK 9 Spitz is quite impressive as most fighter matured. Actually I understand the BF-109 by all intents and purposes became less effective because of weight. It constantly gained weight for all kinds of reasons. Have you ever seen one built by CASA with the Merlin? Exhaust stacks are high as opposed to the low penetrations in the cowling for the DB601. I saw a HE-111 fly and it was a lumbering target seemed like easy pickens.
How well do you think the Gloster Meteor would have performed against the Me-262. If the Meteor would have been put in full scale production and worked the bugs out..Interesting.
Sir Frank Whittle- Father of the jet engine? Hans von Ohain?
Robert Goddard was the father of rocketry? I would say so?
I'm asking for a good argument from the Jerry's..
Bob
