I've been able to climb away from both Hurricanes and Spitfires online. The Hurricane is obviously a bit easier to escape than the Spitfire. Against a determined Spitfire you need the patience of a saint and a whole channel's worth of distance to get yourself safe. But you can get away. Just don't expect to magically fly away from a Spit/Hurri from a similar energy state. The performance difference between aircraft is terrifyingly (and enjoyably) slender.
So, subjectively, i've found the 109 and Spit to be more or less equal in speed.
The 109 has a slight but usable advantage in climb rate.
Turn rate....109 shouldn't bother attempting it.
The Spit and Hurricane have better acceleration than the 109.
I repeat, these are just subjective, non scientific, tentative conclusions based on limited online scraps. Don't think i've ever gone much over 5k, either.
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