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Chock · 11-26-07, 05:27 PM

You might want to read this review of the shockwave bf109E by me, it is based closely on the characteristics of the real bf109:

http://www.avsim.com/pages/1107/bf109/bf109.htm

The main plus points of it are: fuel injection so it doesn't lose power when suddenly pushed into negative G nosedives; good low speed control, owing to the automatic slats and variable flaps which can be used in combat unlike a lot of other WW2 fighters, also easier to recover from a spin than most other WW2 fighters and stalls quite gently; good concentrated firepower which rewards accurate shooting up close; small cross-section makes it slightly better for head on attacks, as you present a smaller target; well harmonised controls throughout a wide range of the flight regime; better suited to combat than most contemporary RAF fighters in the Battle of Britain owing to it's less complex engine/prop management in combat situations; it was very serviceable, an engine switch could be done in 12 minutes.

The main minus points are: can be unstable in an uncoordinated turn, owing to uneven slat deployment; ammunition it fired was of a low muzzle velocity, causing cannon shells to explode on contact rather than penetrate and then explode, cockpit visibility was poor in comparison to other fighters; trickier to take-off and land than many other contemporary WW2 fighters, owing to the narrow track landing gear and CoG being quite far back when at high fuel loads, undercarriage was also a little weak; it was noisier than most other WW2 fighter in the cockpit; it had no rudder trimmer and no geared tabs, so it was tiring to fly it for long periods and it always requires a good bootful of rudder to keep it straight; the coolant system was vulnerable to enemy fire; it was hard to get it out of a high speed dive, the elevators became very heavy under high aerodynamic loads; it used 87 octane fuel as opposed to the 100 octane fuel of most Allied aircraft, making it more prone to pre-ignition; slab-sided canopy would often reflect the sun and betray its position.

Chock

11-26-07, 05:27 PM	#5
Chock Sea Lord Join Date: May 2005 Location: Under a thermal layer in chilly Olde England Posts: 1,842 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	You might want to read this review of the shockwave bf109E by me, it is based closely on the characteristics of the real bf109: http://www.avsim.com/pages/1107/bf109/bf109.htm The main plus points of it are: fuel injection so it doesn't lose power when suddenly pushed into negative G nosedives; good low speed control, owing to the automatic slats and variable flaps which can be used in combat unlike a lot of other WW2 fighters, also easier to recover from a spin than most other WW2 fighters and stalls quite gently; good concentrated firepower which rewards accurate shooting up close; small cross-section makes it slightly better for head on attacks, as you present a smaller target; well harmonised controls throughout a wide range of the flight regime; better suited to combat than most contemporary RAF fighters in the Battle of Britain owing to it's less complex engine/prop management in combat situations; it was very serviceable, an engine switch could be done in 12 minutes. The main minus points are: can be unstable in an uncoordinated turn, owing to uneven slat deployment; ammunition it fired was of a low muzzle velocity, causing cannon shells to explode on contact rather than penetrate and then explode, cockpit visibility was poor in comparison to other fighters; trickier to take-off and land than many other contemporary WW2 fighters, owing to the narrow track landing gear and CoG being quite far back when at high fuel loads, undercarriage was also a little weak; it was noisier than most other WW2 fighter in the cockpit; it had no rudder trimmer and no geared tabs, so it was tiring to fly it for long periods and it always requires a good bootful of rudder to keep it straight; the coolant system was vulnerable to enemy fire; it was hard to get it out of a high speed dive, the elevators became very heavy under high aerodynamic loads; it used 87 octane fuel as opposed to the 100 octane fuel of most Allied aircraft, making it more prone to pre-ignition; slab-sided canopy would often reflect the sun and betray its position. Chock __________________ Last edited by Chock; 11-26-07 at 05:50 PM.