Originally posted by Grendel
In reality the differences in performance were minimal between G-2 and G-6. In paper, yea, you can always argue and nitpick. However in actual operations, when really flying, the performance was practically the same.
BUT. In G-6 you did get better radio. Better systems. Better armanent. Better cockpit canopy. Better protection.
Things a real pilot values, instead nerds arguing 60 years later.
I would say this hit the nail!
the extreme different between the G2 and G6 and even the much more powerfull later 109´s imho result in a wrong E-Bleed calculation in many flightsims.
More weight of course is not good all over, but once at altitude or speed, it also can be a real bringer. A more heavy plane with same airframe accelearate faster in a dive and it keep longer highspeed (speed above Vmax). If we look to the normal datas of the P51 and P47, they also wasnt that good. But once this "underpowered" planes was fast, they was very good.
Sustained turns turned to be not important anymore with the huge firepower and speeds after 1942, while a good initial (decelerating) turn and rollratio was important.
I often did criticise this in AH and the P51 and P47 already seems to have more inertia, making them to very good planes(at leayt i like them), but imho the E-bleed of the light wingloaded planes still is much to smal in this relation, what also have the so much better 109G2 and F4 as result.
btw, normaly the G2 shouldnt have WEP in AH!
In the IL-2 G2/G6 graphic, iam suprised to see the G6 same fast at sea level, but much less fast in high alt, while i would expect it the other way around, or better sayed the G2 should be rather constant faster up to rated altitude.
The main argument of the slower speed are the bumps, so the drag, but this is much more important at sea level than in high alt, where the Air is much more thin and the planes fly rather slow regardingt the IAS, but still good below the critical mach.
I also wonder if the DB605A and the propeller still was the same in mid/late 1943, like in mid/late 1942. This would have been a very long stop in succesfull development, at a time where germany still had all advantages.
Greetings,
Knegel
