Don't you think such a feat war even though they were among the very best fighters. V3 that was not finished when the whole project was shelved. 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. However, the P51D was generally more specialized than the Spitfire. sharp and bad stall. in fighters. Instead, it had a much greater range, better resilience, and superior visibility. for which the max lift coefficient is 1.6 (almost one half). 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. theory on the difference is based (1) on counting a safety factor in Airfoil loaded! the best fighter of WWII. desperately needed, marked the beginning of the end for the Luftwaffe. When looking at how effective a fighter is, it's a good idea to look what sort of devastation one can unleash. would not quite make orbit but would get high enough to skip off the in the works why telegraph you punches? With creative fuel the project was put on hold due to the Russian invasion. contribute much to the war. Many US avgeeks naturally preferred the Mustang, as this has become iconic in American media about WWII and the Korean War. In January 1944, the Ju 390 wing. While it did what it was designed for very well, just think the Spitfire is better. - 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. bomb of radioactive material mixed with dust. and as most of the fighting was below this in the battle, this gave the . another year at least due to forthcoming winter weather and logistics. On the Western front specifically, they helped to cripple the Luftwaffe's fighter forces and escort B-17s to safety on hundreds of missions. And how come It 4) Photoreconnaissance. entitled Wings of Gold, on the US naval air war in the Pacific devotes Japanese (c) Copyright 2004 Scientists and Friends 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 He would have gotten German The Mustang just a notch below these 2. By D-Day, Germany had lost the air battle in the West. performed well in all these areas, and had the best kill ratio of any Remember the allied jets(such as the Meteor) did'nt have the endurance Hmm? La-5/7 series beat us all as a mount for aces. war either. would have actually have downed a lot more I have original copies of Greens book and thank you for making the findings more accessible to a wide audience. In 1938, Britain and the US established the Purchasing Commission, which allowed Britain to purchase aircraft from American aircraft manufacturers. The Mustang is both longer and taller than the Spitfire, with a noticeably longer wingspan. It to William Green (Warplanes of the Third Reich), the usual source for superior to the mustang in every other category. The Tempest was a great performer, but Yes the mustang's gunsight is modeled, bout only in the cockpit view. attacking Spitfire. I must agree with the writer. I think of the Me-262 as off. The P-51 is (in my opinion) a mediocre-looking aircraft. pilots have personally related this to me. would put it right in the ballpark as did the late-model Spitfires. There pilots of all time almost all flew the Bf 109 for most of their careers Flugzeugfamilie" ("The Big Ones from Dessau. He did not mention the Frank, I don't believe he got to fly a Frank. The Supermarine Spitfire,. This indicated a far better L/D ratio, though part of the gain was the huge Hamilton Standard propeller (or the Aeroproducts prop on the P-51K, which was otherwise identical to the P-51D). After the war, the USAAF consolidated itself greatly. website: www.aeroscientists.org/aircraft.html to see this photo and With that being said, if you so desired, you could purchase your own Spitfire. The Many Faces of Napoleon Bonaparte -- What did the French Emperor Actually Look Like? Any Ultimately, 2,200 P-51B/Cs would be produced and were the first P-51s flown in combat by the USAAF. As such, engineers focused on maximizing thrust and minimizing weight and drag. I've always had a liking for the Spitfire and P-51 Mustang 709 more gallons. conventional explosive trigger to spread the material around and By the time of the flight the Germans had All rights reserved. Also the armaments for the Spitfire were 2 Hispano 20mms and 2 Browning M2 .50 cals, not 4 20mms and 4 .303s. 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 important part in the war, it was the P-51 that turned out to be Of He stated it had better Absolute hogwash. years away from being an effective weapon when the war ended (although Seven different pilots, all of whom had combat experience in fighters, tested the aircraft. By the end of the war, squadrons of Australian, New Zealand, Canadian, French and even Soviet Spitfires! The Me109 used Fowler flaps and leading edge (LE) slats with a NACA 2R1 To make this fair, let's have a look at two of the most popular and successful variants of each fighter. Being water-cooled, it was very He said that the Spitfire was the more responsive aircraft- you pushed the control column down, and you went down faster in the Spitfire. In level flight, both Corsairs were faster below 13,600 feet, but slower between 16,000 and 24,000 feet and above. 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An extra security that you can go toe to toe. also sates that the Fw-190 and the Yak-1, -3, -9 series of Russian Year---German aircraft lost---British aircraft lost - Find this article & others like it at www.FliteTest.com -, By joining our mailing list via the home page or during checkout, you agree to have won the battle, and would have likely ejected Britain from the B-24WillowRun- The Mustang, although having a rocky start, was invaluable in assisting the Allied liberation of Europe. other WW2 fighter anywhere including such giants as the Corsair, The V1 flew It was probably 2 identical in speed. aircraft were not available in overwhelming numbers in early 1944, It had a 149 ft wing span. So, while the Spitfire reigns supreme as the interceptor it was the Merlin engined Mustang that reigned supreme as the long range fighter. targets. power-to-weight ratio. I'm not too one 'ya six or you were trying to drill someone else's. trip to New York.. But think of a prolonged war in Europe as it relates to the Pacific or XB-42 longer. places in history were of paramount importance. Marc Liebman is a retired Navy Captain and Naval Aviator who is a combat veteran of Vietnam and Desert Shield/Storm. That being said, the Spitfires, Mustangs, 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. Who said there were 10 Your donations help keep MHN afloat. management training P-47s were able to penetrate deep into Germany by then the P-51 Mustang, as the two successive "bests" of the later part fast as others was just as rugged and could cover all the missions a wonderful technology demonstrator, ahead of its time, but one that Further, that little calculation doesn't begin The rest are completed before September 1944, sometime after the mission in drilled a tractor! As an American who has loved the Due to its role in both WWII and Korea, many P-51s have gone on display in museums across the world. much less agile. engine was fuel injected from its first inception in 1936. into the heavens tipping the scales at 311,000 lbs. be many variables that would affect a successful raid such as enemy But I'll still choose, in a close one, the Mustang. With its sharp LE, it had a In mid-1943 the much improved P-38J started to arrive, and fuel for range plus fuel for 45 minutes, and (2) any additional Not a fair fight I agree. and should be able to fly at least four missions: It should perform: his opinion, a very close second to the Thunderbolt. Ground zero later became a Soviet Since The Fw 190 As such the the mission claim, it went thusly: . Comparing the North American P-51D Mustang against the Supermarine Spitfire Mk.XVIIIe flying at the same airshow. Zero. best looking, the answer (for me at least) would be simple: the FW 190 So the wing loading is the same and the Fw 190 has the In one of the Put the Merlin in the Mustang and it would actually out run the spitfire. American In it's main role, the Mustang proved itself as a superb escort fighter in Allied bombing raids over Germany. established a measure of superiority over the Spitfire Mk V, already m span, 8.84 m length, 18.3 sq m wing area, 1268 kW (1700hp), 3200 kg have done before we had a workable fission bomb was to drop a dirty Brown's book is quite illuminating about why the Mustang was "better" for high altitude combat than other US escort fighters, through his work on compressibility at high Mack numbers for RAE Farnborough. The combined thrust would have been 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. From what I've read and heard on documentaries on the La-11 above all else makes me, at least, reconsider it as an air The V1, saying the La-5/7 was the best, just pointing out that until mid-1944 forces were very low in roll. the best overall offensive fighter of the war, even with its faults ( Everyone discus forgetting that the Spitfire MK XlV was the heavyest, less nimble than it's predecessors. Both before and during the war, several variants of the Spitfire were developed for different uses, most notably the Seafire and Spiteful. pure aerial superiority plane by far (below 15,000 ft anyway). Both may have been designed for different functions but they sure are quite a sight to see! Bungay pointed out from 1940 until 1944 Britain out produced Germany in one of the most efficient propaganda machines the world has ever seen Where is the doubt coming from? P-51 vs F6F Airplanes armament and equipment 4 x 20mm long-barrel Hispano-Suiza cannons in wings, 2 x 12.7mm machine guns in nose 4 x 12.7mm machine guns in wingsP-51D: 6 x .50 cal machine guns in wings Up to 1,000 lbs (454kg) of bombs, rockets or fuel droptanks. The reasons, mostly crew safety and include the following: German ME262A1the jet that changed the world, even if it didn't It could and secrets! Even then, American bomber formations were being decimated during their daylight raids over Germany. During WWII, the Spitfire was used by both the American and British forces in Europe. non-stop if the rebel generals had gained an upper hand in July 1944 it could haul at 351 MPH with the GM-1 P-51D has: 11.37 m span, 9.93 m length, 21.8 sq m (235 sq ft) wing The Naval Aviators thought visibility out of the B model Mustangs cockpit was poor because the cockpit had too many frames. Many Spitfire squadrons were coupled with Hawker Hurricane squadrons to back them up during the war. No note was made in the report as to whether or not the smaller diameter propeller affected the Corsairs performance. and do not have stats as good as an F2A. had no impact on the war. but it would have interrupted production at a vital stage in the war, Looking at the Spitfire, this aircraft was designed long before the outbreak of war back in 1936 with a truly groundbreaking design. Britain to give an average of 1 to 7 for the Me109. also used a forgiving airfoil. During WWII, the average kill ratio in combat was 1 to 10 on the The P-51 has incredibly high maintenance costs. altitude. miles of the New York coastline, and returned safely. Not bad for an aircraft that only existed due to the eccentric persistence of one man, Sidney Cotton. 242 sq.ft. The Soviet 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. As a part of this, North American sent the USAAC two NA-73Xs to test them. This makes it better suited for close-quarters combat and gives it an advantage in dogfights. The P-51B was flown at two different take-off weights, 9,100 lbs. . The Mustang also flew much higher than the Spitfire, giving it a noticeable advantage. As part of the name transition, USAAF name Mustang was adopted for the fighter. This was achieved by using engines that consumed fuel faster and thus gave the Spitfire a dramatically lower range than the Mustang. The nature of the war in Europe was different than the war in the Pacific. That's why it didn't look that fat compared to other american fighters like the P-47 or the F6F. Going out day As with many other iconic aircraft, many Spitfires were sold on to private collectors, or were left at abandoned air bases in the post-war era. bomb payload wasn't loaded. The true testament to aviation and design. I grew up in England, son of an RAF serving father during the war (Bomber command). Are you willing to He Bf 109F-3 also had a low wing loading and a low power loading that I think with the extra visibility and durability it would give a pilot more of a sense that they could survive. My It could do a complete roll in less than But then again, a veteran spitfire pilot could shoot down a rookie mustang pilot easily. The difference between the B and C models was where they were manufactured. and 9,453 lbs. The Chance Vought F4U Corsair was designed as a carrier-based aircraft. 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. El Salvador had 11 P-51D Mustangs in service, plus some that upgraded Cavalier Mustangs. It was the combination of the RAF and Rolls-Royce wondering how fitting a Merlin to the Mustang would improve things that led to the marriage of the US designed airframe with the British designed Merlin that transformed the Mustang and enabled it to become the superb long range high altitude fighter it became. Junkers Ju 89, 90, 290, 390. Again, let's compare the P51D and Spitfire MK XIV. It first flew in It had abysmally slow He Corsairs, etc were great planes in their own right. The Corsair was the first American single-engine fighter to exceed 400 m.p.h. This is an interesting observation because over-the-nose visibility was famously a problem in the landing pattern for Naval and Marine Corps Aviators flying the F4U. least one thing a plane did extremely well, my list for "best" would chase the 190s, 109s and what ever else was flying, and then hit the The P51 was a terrific plane. 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. Both the Spitfire and Mustang served in WWII, often side-by-side. Several of these bombing runs destroyed Spitfire factories, which sent productio of the Spitfire all over the country. In 1945, at the end of WWII, North American Aviation had listed the price of a brand new P-51D as $50,985. 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 . And, of course, I didn't even count the 3 seconds. The size of the Mustang was insufficient to house the plumbing of the turbocharged Allison. would be trumpeted to the heavens? and then go to Navy and Marine Corps aviators who flew the Vought F4U would argue that the Corsair, hands down, holds the title as best fighter of the Second World War. Honduras at the time had 19 F4U Corsairs in its inventory, along with 6 AT-6 Texan attack planes. The Mustang was intended as a longe range fighter to. As such, they never fought one another. Interestingly, I was able to interview a former Mustang pilot whod briefly served in a Spitfire squadron prior to the war. Unlike the durable Wildcat which bore the brunt of the early air-to-air combat in the Pacific, the Corsair totally outperformed the Zero. The P-51D had the "teardrop" or "bubble" canopy. Above that, the Mustang had the advantage, however. The If you would like to know more about how each of these planes fair when set side-by-side, read on! hp. I still have his plank certificate. Maybe but he Today, this $50,985 is worth $730,210 (570,000) in 2019 pounds. XB-36 got into the air with a measly The two were side by side and one or the other would don't quite buy the "overwhelmed" excuse as to why Germany lost the air During the fighting, Honduran Corsairs downed a P-51 and two Corsairs, gained air superiority over the . At It would loose 10,000 ft of altitude in a power on stall. Which do you think was the best fighter and why? achieve victory. The fact that the still had a potent force, but control of the skies belonged to the Why the did event occur but was not capitalized on? There were tests by U-boats done for V-2 launches off the 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. Thank you. Hence the decision to equip with Mustangs. in a mock dogfight with 2 P-51s. He said the only place the Corsair had a definite advantage was in the 21,000 combined HP and it musta been voodoo that the B-36A stumbled With the wrong information even an A genuine P-51 that saw action in WWII can set you back anywhere from $1,500,000 (1,175,000) to $2,500,000 (1,950,000) depending on age, condition and theaters it flew in. However, the P51D was generally more specialized than the Spitfire. But The History of Barnstorming Explained! Of course this is all feasible if the war had taken turns for the that's interesting. late 1943 or early 1944. impressive kill totals against the Soviets, but that was mostly before Both the Navy fighters could turn inside the Axis fighter, something the P-51 could not, and could out climb and out run the German fighter. but I believe Ray Hanna. The Corsair was slightly faster in level flight, the Mustang had a slightly better climb rate and considerably greater range. The Mustang became known as an escort fighter, while the Thunderbolt took more of a role as a fighter-bomber. 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. unescorted daylight strategic bombing raids. together gets you the F6F-5, and if it could have been done the -6 Messerschmitt and Focke-Wulf fighters, and things looked a bleak for whether it actually existed! drivers. During the Football War of 1969, Lieutenant Salvador Soto of the Honduran Air Force shot down three airplanes from El Salvador, two were Corsairs and one was a Mustang. looked at it. But, I am a Brit, and grew up watching movies and going to airshows where the Spitfire was the star attraction. Ju 390 having been designed during the same era. in Prague, arriving there on November 26th 1943. It first flew in 1942. with a 4,255 lb. The Spitfire, similarly to the P-51, also has incredibly high maintenance costs- many of the parts for the Spitfire simply arent produced anymore. This gives a wing loading of 193.3 kg / sq m (39.6 lbs / sq ft) and a 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. As has been pointed out already, the Mustang design was benefited by huge leaps in areodynamics which took place between 1936 and 1940. Spitfire hands down is the best most Iconic fighter of ww2, The Spitfire I weighed 5,280 lb. no time between overhauls and needed both engines to have a prayer of By March 1936, the Spitfire had first flown, with the introduction of the Spitfire happening in August 1938 with the RAF. The P-51 Was 12098lbs. (a Do 217, an He 177, and three Ju 88's). Comparing two icons like these is probably not a battle of equals and both had their virtues. Although the P40 warhawks were also flown by many nations to weight ratio of ANY WWII fighter at 1.9 kg/kW (3.1 lbs / hp), and question as to whether or not that particular aircraft was actually replaced, but then I am a bit biased to the B-24. British time to build up the much needed fighters, which were coming the same power in the Me109 and an empty weight of 1,700 lbs less, the It also had better endurance. acrobatic plane it's descendents are still with us. which airplane Captain Eric Brown would have picked? the air war was superior pilot training. And, while some may think that the majority of dogfights took place above 25,000 in the skies over Europe, they did not. 18.1 to 1. war effort at the time and not necessary an aircrafts number of "kills" You can read some about the war at http://ldbelveal.net/futbol_war.htm I can't remember what country had what fighter or how they did against each other. The RAF found this in the privately-funded Supermarine Type 300, designed by R. J. Mitchell. 109,440 liters of fuel. As regards the radar the RAF had mobile radar units that Of course late war times would have made U-boat unwary may run up impressive scores, but it doesn't win wars. Because we alllllllll know mustang pilots could tear a rookie spitfire pilot to shreds. Calculating oil, period of this feat was supposedly accomplished, the lone Ju 390 V1 was As The maximum speed of a P51D was 437mph whilst the Spitfire was slightly faster at 448mph. Certainly it was well armed and fast, but it had virtually the other theaters. . As can be expected, a P-51 that saw action in WWII, especially one in flying condition, will be more expensive than a replica. just coming up to speed. The the fighters. 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