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Old 5th January 2009, 19:55
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Comparative Tests Spitfire Mk V vs. Me 109 G

Hello,

let me start by wishing everybody all the best for the New Year.

Now my problem: Probably in early 1944 the Germans equipped a captured Spit V with a DB 605 A engine for comparative tests to a Me109 G with the same engine. From some Me 109 internet site (I do not remember where) I got two sheets from the "Archives of M. Williams", of originals probably by Daimler Benz, comparing speed and climbing performance of both aircraft. According to these sources, the weight of the Spit was only 2730 kg, probably because it had been stripped of armament and equipment, and that of the Gustav 3030kg by one sheet and 3100 kg by the other. The 109 turned out a little faster at all altitudes, while the spit climbed considerably better.
Now my question: Does anybody know what subtype of G the 109 tested was? The weight of 3030 kg seems to point to an early version (G-1 to G-4), while the 3100 kg would rather suggest a G-6 or G-5, the former being the mass production version at that time.

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klemchen
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