Analysis of real life 109E performance for CloD

Originally Posted by Kurfürst

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It still begs an answer for the question why on earth did Messerschmitt contract for the delivery of 4000 planes at 65 000 Reichmarks each doing 500 km/h and not 460 on the deck.

I guess he was desperate for a 260 million RM deficit for violating the delivery contract's terms...

Messerschmidt did not guarantee 500 kph but 500 +/- 5% so if each 109 would have been at 475 kph it would have been perfectly acceptable.

This means however also that it can fairly be assumed that the speed on the deck should be 475 kph at minimum.