Another Question - 109 Max ceiling ingame?

[Kurfürst]

In that case you should firmly stick to your idea that the 109E had a sub-10km ceiling, dear 'Varratu'.

[Varrattu]

Thank you for your honest statement Kurfürst.

So I like to repeat:

A ceiling of 10,000 meter with a real DB601A-1 in a real BF109-E was not possible.

~S~

[Kurfürst]

Originally Posted by Varrattu

Thank you for your honest statement Kurfürst.

So I like to repeat:

A ceiling of 10,000 meter with a real DB601A-1 in a real BF109-E was not possible.

~S~

On the other hand to say its a minority view is an extreme case of understatement.

[Varrattu]

Who painted this nice picture?

[IvanK]

Its source is AVIA 6/9352 the original is in the UK National archives. The document is a RAE document reporting flight test of a BF109E3 and BF110C.

Here is an image of the original document taken from the file itself:



From the same document:

[Varrattu]

From memory it was a machine powered by a DB601N engine came into service after the French campaign ended ...
(Please compare boost pressures in Fig. II)

[VO101_Tom]

Originally Posted by Varrattu

From memory it was a machine powered by a DB601N engine came into service after the French campaign ended ...
(Please compare boost pressures in Fig. II)

It seems to me that the boost pressure starts decrease around 4500 meters (as the A-1 engine). The /N engine would start decrease at 5500 meter.

[Kurfürst]

Originally Posted by Varrattu

Who painted this nice picture?

Oh, its by the well known absurd humorist Harri Pihl, using an exotic extract from his essay on 'Practical applications of residential waste in the agriculture'.