Top speed Bf109G6 late vs La5FN @7000m

[WTE_Galway]

Originally Posted by IceFire

If you can add upwards of 3-5mph to the top speed of an aircraft just by polishing the leading edges and other aerodynamic surfaces (see RAF V-1 chasers), then... 150 kg and the gun bulges on a 109G-6 are more than likely to cause some significant differences.

Even removing roundels made a difference on Spitfires.

Note the 150kg figure I quoted was just what I vaguely remembered reading some time ago. It might have been 50kg or 200kg. The G6 was definitely significantly heavier than the G2 but someone would need to look up wartime documentation to confirm the actual weight difference.

Its also important to remember the extra weight was in nose guns canopy and instruments so most of it was forward.