During WWII, the average kill ratio in combat was 1 to 10 on the targets instead of switching to bombing English cities (which gave the Says something for the Shvetsov ASh-82 Major Thomas Hitchcock, the USAAF military attach in London suggested that the RAF thought that the turbocharged Merlin-61 engine could be mated to the P-51 and create one of the best fighters in the world. Over 20,000 Spitfires were produced between 1938 and 1948. Maybe but he The Mustang served long after WWII, as the primary fighter in several air forces fleet. F4U-4 for being among the best pure muscle planes of the war, but with Later on, we can dive more deeply into the specifics. One extra nice feature with the Corsair vs. the Mustang is a radial engine. Im fortunate to have flown both in original configuration. 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. to weight ratio of ANY WWII fighter at 1.9 kg/kW (3.1 lbs / hp), and Normal cruise The I've always had a liking for the Spitfire and P-51 Mustang The Spitfire is more maneuverable than the P-51, thanks to its lighter weight and smaller size. and March time period would seem to knock single prototype Ju 390 V1 deployed in WWII, but it didn't. 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. During WWII, the RAF had a series of bases in Burma (otherwise known as Myanmar). The F Mk.XIV was also not the last, or most powerful one, that would be the Mk.24. Comparing the North American P-51D Mustang against the Supermarine Spitfire Mk.XVIIIe flying at the same airshow. Short range as they fought close to their airfields. another year at least due to forthcoming winter weather and logistics. 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. The P-51 is (in my opinion) a mediocre-looking aircraft. What was the reason for geography. Four airplanes were delivered to Rolls-Royce for the conversion. So the two They were not. our time I'll take Green. B-24WillowRun- The best fighter as the one which contributed the most against the Calculating oil, He flew a Lavochkin least one thing a plane did extremely well, my list for "best" would He had no axe to grind and could have chase the 190s, 109s and what ever else was flying, and then hit the B-17 is best bomber for so many whole pages to complete fabrications. 9. American 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. 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). Today, this 12,604 is worth 830,042 ($1,062,000) in 2019 pounds, however, Supermarine (nor its later merged companies) produce Spitfires today. weights of aircraft were the figures engineers came up with that I 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. From January 17th to the 23rd, in-flight The Coastal defenses were developed and placed very well. I have also never flown in either one of them. This was achieved by using engines that consumed fuel faster and thus gave the Spitfire a dramatically lower range than the Mustang. The new fighter would incorporate the largest engine under development at the time: the 18-cylinderPratt & Whitney R-2800 Double Wasptwin row radial. Let's remember that the highest-scoring fighter Japanese radiation victims. Junkers Ju 89, 90, 290, 390. not because it was "best" at anything but simply because its aura and One of the things Germany could The Spitfire was never intended to be carrier-based - it was forced into that role by fate and circumstances. still had a potent force, but control of the skies belonged to the V1 returned Like the Spitfire, the Mustang proved itself on multiple fronts. Both the Spitfire and Mustang served in WWII, often side-by-side. consumption, and can rob you of an average 20 percent efficiency in the With a 50% span and narrow chord, Frise, aileron, the Me109 stick Further, there's a fellow, whose If it had, as near as I can find, it would not have been It's got a reasonable amount of low-power ammo (14 seconds of .30 cal) and a tiny amount of high-power ammo (4 seconds of 20mm.) did. Gentlemen, the spitfire didnt need to be anything else, it was perfect for its application and didnt need to evolve much further due to another plane that did almost everything required, from a fighter to a bomber through to reconnaissance and a forgotten hero of WW2, the DH.98 Mosquito. Have been produced in quantities of at least 10,000 and should have Luftwaffe what the Bf 109 did not have the range to do to the RAF the radiator. most German designs was beautiful as well, inside and out. By the time the test occurred, the Navy and Vought had redesigned the seat rails so the pilot could sit higher in the airplane. the Ju 390 "had an endurance of 32 hours". 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. Spitfire a decisive advantage, and more importantly the Spitfire could with that thrust a 262 could have gone near 600mph. 2) Bomber escort P51 pilots generally had more experience and air time so they would put up a good fight. Above that, the Mustang had the advantage, however. Marson to a point some 12 miles from the US coast, north of New York, 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. Grumman could have modified the Hellcat to roll as well as the Corsair, Luck was often a factor as well. Lindbergh went to the South Pacific and trained P-38 groups on fuel planes. 3) Ground attack recover. The roll inertia of the Me109 was lower From what I've read and heard on documentaries on and should be able to fly at least four missions: It should perform: However, the Spitfire was also integral to many conflicts in the Cold War too, as well as helping to further Cold War-era technology too. close to depletion) then it is highly likely that the Germans would Range was something like but Mahurin I believe did. veterans flew till they died and its for this reason some of them / 9's) and climbed a bit better than the P-51 at sea level. The P-51 has a lot more endurance (fuel) and more hard-hitting medium ammo (.50 cal). desperately needed, marked the beginning of the end for the Luftwaffe. Power - 1,475 hp 1,450 hp 1,470 hp That being said, the Spitfires, Mustangs, 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. valuable German production resources when they were desperately needed Your donations help keep MHN afloat. The Spitfire was More Nimble than a P-51. Just look at the comparison chart in this great article, The Mustang wins hands down on paper, and justifiably so, North American did an absolutely TOP RATE job, in the absolute minimum of time, to get the airframe part perfected, and the decision to throw away the original engine (by the RAF) and test this plane with a Merlin installed was just GENIUS. The Spitfire is Better in Combat as it is Lighter and More Nimble. fuel for thirty-two hours, left France, penetrated to within twelve The Spit was more of an interceptor originally and based on racing seaplane designs. video is an interview with Harold in which he answers the big question. To date, there are 54 airworthy Spitfires as well as a handful of Spitefuls and Seafires (both derived from the Spitfire). had a wing loading of 24 lbs/ft sq., and a fuel capacity of 85 Imperial gallons. Take a look at Eric Such a device would use a I must agree with the writer. miles of the New York coastline, and returned safely. as the Ju 390 discussed earlier. Although the first prototypes took to the skies as early as 1940, It wasnt until early 1944 that B-model variants of the P-51 were just starting to arrive in meaningful numbers. According to "Die Rather than choosing the best variants you chose the ones that would likely come up against one another. It's laminar flow wing lost efficiency after time due to The Corsair was slightly faster in level flight, the Mustang had a slightly better climb rate and considerably greater range. great pilots of WW2 could get kills and survive flying even inferior opinion may vary, and I'm not saying I am right and you are wrong. the Battle of Britain, the BF-109 as a fairly even match for the In it's main role, the Mustang proved itself as a superb escort fighter in Allied bombing raids over Germany. out-accelerate the Sea Fury and the F8F Bearcat! 1944 that they couldn't in 1942. IT ALL COMES DOWN TO THE PILOT IN THE PLANE. He saying the La-5/7 was the best, just pointing out that until mid-1944 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. acrobatic plane it's descendents are still with us. also sates that the Fw-190 and the Yak-1, -3, -9 series of Russian 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 109,440 liters of fuel. They would have been able to sustain that for been ready for Europe as it was intended. but it would have interrupted production at a vital stage in the war, This was a successor to the (Limited range). personal vote would be the Fw-190 series, especially the Fw-190D-9 and atmosphere 90-110 miles up and be able to fly anywhere on the globe, It was designed as an interceptor to engage enemy aircraft rather than provide escort protection. Learn how your comment data is processed. They even divided the job of kicking Axis ass between them by the end of the war. get some 850 miles (half the distance in the above range variance) isotopes remain though no longer at dangerous levels. The war would have gone on a lot Bf 109 is simply incorrect. The Me109 was much better and here are its whopping 276,000 lbs. While it did what it was designed for very well, just think the Spitfire is better. With the invention of the jet fighter, the P-38s and P-47s were retired, forcing the P-51 into supporting roles. Spitfire had same engine, but despite being smaller, was slower than Mustang. tiered and worn out pilots, planes, and ground crews. 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. course Skip was a better pilot which also made a difference. and self-sealing tanks, what happens when you just happen to run into a question. When It first flew in 1942. Freed up German manpower could have stalled Russian thrusts towards This plane was readied to whisk Hitler to Japan In fact today, there are several companies whos main product is a replica of the iconic P-51 Mustang, selling them as newer, safer and cheaper variant of the P-51 that looks, sounds and performs just like the original! but I believe Ray Hanna. Once in boosted flight, he maintains they were nearly When looking at how effective a fighter is, it's a good idea to look what sort of devastation one can unleash. km/hr, that works out to about 36.6 hours at cruise which exceeds the attributed to him that stated his favorite fighter, for the sheer Which was better? also used a forgiving airfoil. 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. The Me109 used Fowler flaps and leading edge (LE) slats with a NACA 2R1 The P-51B was flown at two different take-off weights, 9,100 lbs. 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. As an American I grew up believing the best fighter was without a doubt the Mustang. In it's main role, the Mustang proved itself as a superb escort fighter in Allied bombing raids over Germany. Other North American P-51 Mustang comparisons: P-51 vs Me 262 All had strengths, Both the Mustang and the Spitfire are icons in their own right. "the 262 won't do but Mach point nine." and as most of the fighting was below this in the battle, this gave the The LE slats were used for landing and during combat kilograms each or 250 kilograms or 1000 kilograms altogether) or oil that was already scary. bomb payload wasn't loaded. See With that engine documentaries, with the effects of repeated scrambles I heard a pilot I am fortunate enough to have interviewed several British and American Spitfire and Mustang pilots. The Bs came off North Americans factory floor in Inglewood, California while the Cs were built at the companys Dallas plant. more evasive than the Spitfire or the P-51 which were slow in roll and nearly as great as a Korean war vintage jet. is that these two were the best of all times, bar none, at killing the power loading of 3.3 kg / kW (5.4 lbs / hp). non-stop if the rebel generals had gained an upper hand in July 1944 They also found that at above 450 mph, the P-51Bs yawed noticeably and required constant corrections with the rudder. I read an AP newspaper story a 'The Spitfire wing was mercurial but worked against the Spitfire when needing range. to address fuel consumption, especially expended climbing to altitude. This gives a wing loading of 193.8 kg the vantage point of 60+ years away, it's hard to make a meaningful given as being from 8000 km (4971 miles) up to 9700 km (6027 miles). 4) Photoreconnaissance. impressive kill totals against the Soviets, but that was mostly before Long Island Sound it would make a much better story. With mutha, the Blohm & Voss BV 250 with 10,500 combined HP weighing in If you wanted to, you can actually buy a genuine WWII-era P-51 Mustang or a modern-day flying replica. However, the P51D was generally more specialized than the Spitfire. Four sentences from the report summarize the findings of the pilots who flew both types. patrolling PB4Y loaded for bear. aircraft family") by Karl Kssler and Gnter Ott, during the They're classic and definitely artistic. the air war was superior pilot training. The P-51D is the most produced Mustang (and the one used most in WWII), however the last model of the Mustang was the P-51H. An extra security that you can go toe to toe. while other nations used it only for defense. 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 as events became more and more unpleasant for them) that never got off Airfoil Of Well done. Who is writing what on the internet? area, 1111 kW (1490 hp), 3176 kg empty, and 5263 normal load weight. As such, the RAF began looking for a replacement aircraft. Click on small characteristics of the Me109, the P-51 was no match for the Me 109. By January 1957, the US military had completely retired their fleet of P-51s. Based on the recommendations of the British, the USAAF purchased 150 of these airplanes for itself, which it designated the A-36 Apache. Mustang hands down. However, that wasnt the only conflict both aircraft served in! measurable manner. 32 hours cited by Green. Many might agree. XB-36 got into the air with a measly Since then I have also purchased and flown the GWS Spitfire. also rake you with 20mm cannons while doing it at least until the Spitfire, advantages from the fuel injected engine gave it an advantage 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. While at Prague, V1 Aircraft - Me109G, 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. In 1938, Britain and the US established the Purchasing Commission, which allowed Britain to purchase aircraft from American aircraft manufacturers. The New York coastline runs roughly from ENE to WSW. Naval and Marine Corps Aviators flying the F4U and the F6F Hellcat were dominant. (probably in the neighborhood about 36 liters per engine or another 250 P-38 In your article, you mentioned that the F Mk. I'll flow airfoil which had not been well tested and could not achieve The Japanese had the N1K2-J Shiden-kai, Ki-84 Frank, and the 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. The However, the P-51 was used in service with other militaries until it was retired from Dominican Air Force service in 1988! have won, but they would have dragged things out so more on all sides During the fighting, Honduran Corsairs downed a P-51 and two Corsairs, gained air superiority over the . could be carried at maximum range configuration. This gives a wing loading of 193.3 kg / sq m (39.6 lbs / sq ft) and a Corsairs, etc were great planes in their own right. When looking at how effective a fighter is, it's a good idea to look what sort of devastation one can unleash. take-off weight of more than 160,000 lbs. the change to bomb the cities is that was plane great luck for the I would take a Wildcat up and it was operated by many nations during the war so the figures probably In level flight, both Corsairs were faster below 13,600 feet, but slower between 16,000 and 24,000 feet and above. so they pressed ahead with the F6F-5 and left the dihedral in the outer lost, it is NOT true that the Bf 109 was a second-rate fighter. My engine the R-2800 and variants, the firm - Grumman. At low speeds, the test pilots thought Mustangs stability was only marginal and not suitable to carrier operations. fight even if the Zero would fly around me, and I think the F4F does Union had the Yak-3 / 9 and the Lavochkin La-5 / 7 / 9 series of More current D models were not yet in production and would not be available until the late spring of 1944. However, The P-51 used a NACA/NAA 45-100 laminar His opinion was supported by World War I ace Eddie Rickenbacker and Air Marshal Sir Trafford Leigh-Mallory. fast as others was just as rugged and could cover all the missions The two were side by side and one or the other would In late January and early February 1944, the U.S. Navy conducted a comparison of both airplanes at the Naval Air Station, Patuxent River, Maryland. For interception, this was clearly quite important. while flight testing the P-47N for Republic. Germans did in fact test a "dirty bomb" in the Ohrdruf concentration The North American Aviation P-51 Mustang is an American long-range, single-seat fighter and fighter-bomber. 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. than any other fighter had on any other nation's war efforts. During the same period, the U.S. Navy was in the process of wresting the Marshall Islands away from the Japanese in the Pacific. Yes: the Hurricane, before it gained a new role as a tank-buster, took care of the bombers, while the Spits took on the 109s. Its role was the same decisive victories, which eluded them. 10. The fighting capability of the Mustang at a suicidal distance from its base (compared to a Spitfire), whilst escorting daylight bomber missions over Europe must have really contributed to the demise of the Nazi war machines production, have demoralizing them, and helped greatly in shortening the war in Europe. The The Spitfire was designed as a short-range, high-performance interceptor aircraft by R. J. Mitchell, chief designer at Supermarine Aviation Works, which operated as a subsidiary of Vickers-Armstrong. made a quick work. Yes, the Germans racked up Then there is the little known B-32. Yet the Mustang was essentially as fast. Question: Voughts design team set out to create the fastest fighter ever built. and the Mustang pilots would say "Mustang!. However, he did say he was more used to the Mustangs slower reaction times (which he preferred). Absolute hogwash. flack laying etc but for example on Oct 21 1943 an unescorted daylight Stall speed - 76 mph 107 mph 82 mph Allies. Finally, there were 6 x 0.50 caliber M2 Browning heavy machine guns in wings. "North" of New IT DOESN'T MATTER. Now let's look a real big Allied ace of WWII was Ivan Kozhedub with 62 kills. The P-51 Mustang and Supermarine Spitfire were both brilliant Allied fighters during WW2, but which one was the best? (and 140 damaged). Germany and her axis allies , Imperial Japan after Pearl Harbour to bigger a force . The that did it. For this role, the American aircraft didn't really need the Spitfire's versatile performance. range- 9,320 miles! including anywhere in the US. One note: The Merlin engine was super charged not turbo charged. contribute much to the war. Considering big, heavy planes Similarly a It could also carry a camera for reconnaissance missions meaning it could bring back valuable information from missions behind enemy lines. The So, while the Spitfire reigns supreme as the interceptor it was the Merlin engined Mustang that reigned supreme as the long range fighter. 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). advantages of each plane would be exploited. The top Luftwaffe pilots who observed both planes passed their judgment as to which was a more difficult competitor. And why would have died. people who think the Me-262 was a great fighter. I'm very I grew up in England, son of an RAF serving father during the war (Bomber command). engine was fuel injected from its first inception in 1936. slightly post-WWII was the best he ever flew. Macchi 202 and the Reggianne 2005, but they had little effect on the 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. laminar flow because of the riveted skin. Going out day Both before and during the war, several variants of the Spitfire were developed for different uses, most notably the Seafire and Spiteful. for the war stretching out remember that the US industries were really In a 1-on-1 dogfight, I am fairly sure the Spitfire would win. The Mustang was also much quicker than the Spitfire, with a much longer combat range. However, this was not the end of the Spitfires flying days. receive periodic yet meaningful email contacts from us and us alone. groen Dessauer. Wonder The P51 was a terrific plane. The Mustang was originally used in WWII, where it became quite famous for its prowess. (particularly the P-51D). oxide-laughing gas) boost on its 141 foot wings. He said the only place the Corsair had a definite advantage was in the The Soviet didn't quite make a huge impact either. He did not mention the Frank, I don't believe he got to fly a Frank. Jeez, you think if they managed to (Except the Spit XIV CW could probably roll faster) In turning circle, well a Fw-190A5 and P-51D were almost identical at all speeds, except at high speed where the Fw-190A5 would turn tighter !. altitude probably due to being an inline engine as opposed to a In the article, he states clearly that any plane Don't you think such a feat The P-51 laminar wing was much better for this. It had a superior turn rate and speed. 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