What is "aircraft stability" - IN VIDEO

[CaptainDoggles]

Originally Posted by Igo kyu

Which is why it didn't really matter that the bf109 was a useless dogfighter.

I think the truth of this statement depends greatly on which aircraft you're comparing it to, and the precise definition of "dogfighter".

[JtD]

I don't think it depends on anything, it's just wrong.

[Igo kyu]

Originally Posted by CaptainDoggles

I think the truth of this statement depends greatly on which aircraft you're comparing it to, and the precise definition of "dogfighter".

Of course it's relative, all warplane performance is relative to other concurrent warplanes.

The German for "fighter" in WW2 was "Jager", but if you translate that back, it comes out "hunter". For the Germans at the time, hunting was stalking big game with a rifle, not the British style of hunting which involved chasing foxes with hounds.

It's a different attitude, and a different style, and the bf 109 fitted the style.

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Originally Posted by Igo kyu

Of course it's relative, all warplane performance is relative to other concurrent warplanes.

The German for "fighter" in WW2 was "Jager", but if you translate that back, it comes out "hunter". For the Germans at the time, hunting was stalking big game with a rifle, not the British style of hunting which involved chasing foxes with hounds.

It's a different attitude, and a different style, and the bf 109 fitted the style.

with a completly different objective at the time. if i was defending against a bomber attack i would rather fly the hurri, but attacking (or hunting as they did) i would definitly choose a 109.