A newbies impression of the 109 and spit

[NZtyphoon]

Originally Posted by Crumpp

Frise ailerons are a pain to balance and rig. The FW-190 was plagued with adjustment issues too.

Yep, fabric covered ailerons which, as Quill explained, had to be individually trimmed, using lengths of cord then matched as pairs to each airframe. It would be interesting to see whether the same problems continued with the much stiffer metal covered ailerons.

[NZtyphoon]

Originally Posted by VO101_Tom

False comparison, the weakest point of the Jet fighters is the human physiology and the Jet engine. These two causes the restrictions, not the aircraft's structure.

At the risk of being OT:

F-16 accident database/

F-16 crashes up; attributed to human error.

Although the F-15 did have a structural weakness:

2007 F-15 breakup

[VO101_Tom]

Originally Posted by NZtyphoon

At the risk of being OT:
F-16 accident database/
F-16 crashes up; attributed to human error.
Although the F-15 did have a structural weakness:...

Hi. I do not know what to look here , but some of our squadmates flying in the HuAF. VO101_TB, who Gripen pilot tell a story 1-2 years ago. One of his RL squadmate was an idiot, and pull 12G in the Gripen (The stick have a security knob (10G limit), which stuck the stick. The guy continued to pull). The plane landed without problems, but the aircraft had been sent back to Sweden for inspection. He said, the great G force may bend the engine, but the structure has to withstand smoothly.
Maybe the older F-16 type structure is weaker, so I do not know. Of course, fuel load and weapons load affects the G tolerance. This is clear.