8000m altitude limit?

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Originally Posted by Danelov

In real world, Bf 109Es were spotted at 11000m, combats over Dover were reported with 8500-9000m. Recce Ju 86s still fly a lot more higher. Of course, a small wrong or violent maneuver at this altitude and the stall is assured.

ummmm...sources. I find it hard to believe at all that spitfires and hurricanes would be that high, seeing as they were not supercharged that early in the war, and they still used carburetors in the engines and not fuel injected. Try getting any aircraft, old or new, that does not have a supercharger in it above 14,000 FEET and see what happens to it, in real life.

Most engagements I remember hearding about were between 8000 to 12000 FFET, not meters. Yes, the service cieling of the 109 is very high, but that's the max service cieling the 109 ever witnessed, not just necessarily the E (though it's service cieling was much higher than the spit and hurricane, iirc).