Film: A6M5 outrunning a 109G2 ?

[Zigrat]

many planes have a dynamic pressure limit where the skin will buckle iuf a certain dynamic pressure is exceeded. for example if you dove a phantom to m1.6 on the deck it would break apart. but i have no clue what the q limits are on these ww2 airplanes.

[-ammo-]

Originally posted by Hammerhead:
Cause I though A6M5 was a piece of "Origami"  

Wrong. The A6M series were feared by the US navy and by the AVG. plane for plane, the zero outclassed everything we had until the arrival of the corsair and the hellcat. Even then the hellcat squads were warned not get into one on one's with them. Great wing tactics and large numbers is what beat the zero. The corsair was faster than the zero and had the ability to disengage at will (as long as he actually "saw" the zeke behind him in time) and in that aspect alone it had the edge.

[Daff]

The A6M was made of an alumium like metal (forgot the exact name) and was probably more structurly sound than many US planes. It's reputation for being fragile comes from lack of armor and selfsealing tanks.

Daff

[Hammerhead]

But Ive ripped apart many Zekes with my P51!
STRANGE, but if a P51 is NOT origami then how come a pretty bad stick like me did so much damage to so many of them???