Rats FM audit messed up more things than it fixed...
Spitfires are the only planes in the game which can do loops and gain altitude after each loop, which have lead them to do somewhat unrealistic "maneuvers" to catch 109's going up.
So Hatch also fought with Penttiku in the forums, about the engine modelling of 109.
After a little while, Hatch had to come and say there was something wrong with bf109's engine modelling.
Prior to this engine change, 109 hardly made 3 loops prior to crashing into the sea, when compared to other planes (surprisingly 'mostly allied') which did a few or even gained altitude by loops (spitfire)
So after the fix 109 actually began looping bit more before loosing altitude critically.
Anyway.. they messed up the FM pretty much with the audit.
I hear theres also some issues with 109 rudder, whereas other planes doesn't.