P51D v 109K in BoP

[Soviet Ace]

Originally Posted by xX-SiLeNCE-Xx

Don't know all that much about planes, so question: Why does the plane above have those two little wings infront of the main wings? Is it for stability?

Yes. The "little wings in front" are called Canards and rather have the elevator's behind the wings. They just put them in front because it adds stability, and also makes the plane a hell of a lot more maneuverable (as you can see the crazy stunts in the video). There are other EU fighters, like the Eurofighter and even a Swedish multi-roll fighter which they used canards.

@FOZ: Yes, I do like the Hawker Hunter a lot. It's probably my favorite British 50s fighter, and early British jet fighter as well. Would have been an interesting match up against a MiG-15bis?