Top Fw 190 aces

[Alfred.MONZAT]

Originally Posted by knusel

What's the main advantage of the Fw190 compared to the Bf109 ?

Easier to fly (including take-off & landing). More durable. Somewhat better armement (including bombing capabilities and more firing time). Better roll rate.

Originally Posted by knusel

What's the main advantage of the Bf109 compared to the Fw190 ?

Easier to build (cheaper), mostly use B4 fuel. Better rate of climb and better performance over about 6,000 m. Better turn radius.

[knusel]

Good morning Alfred,

thanks for your answer.
I heard that the Bf109 could be assembled by non-professional workers. This might have contributed significantly to its success. The basic concept seems to have been so sound that the plane could be improved again and again over a period of 8 long years.
I did not know that the Bf109 had a better turning radius than the Fw190.
I have a German book featuring a graphic that suggest that the Fw190 was so manoeuvrable in a dive that it easily could shake of a pursuer.

Would you have preferred to serve in an Fw190 unit if given the choice between the two ?

Have a nice Wednesday,

Michael

[Kutscha]

The P-51K was a P-51D but built at a different plant. I am sure you meant to say P-51H.

[Nick Beale]

Originally Posted by Kutscha

The P-51K was a P-51D but built at a different plant. I am sure you meant to say P-51H.

Either that or I was just going for the highest letter!

[Johannes]

Hi Michael

As I understand it the Fw190 was an easier aircraft to fly(wherefore good for inexperienced pilots), was much better armed, better vision, better undercarriage and better armoured, for these reasons a better ground-attack aircraft, also better at lower altitudes, also a slightly more spacious cockpit.
The Bf109 was a better turner, and better at high altitude.
Certain pilots preferred different types, perhaps it reality Fw190's against bombers and Bf109's against fighters, Anton Hackl always tried to keep both types handy for this reason.
I sat in a Bf109 once, well got most of myself into it, the cockpits are tiny.
I think also the Bf109 was a better climber, and good at diving, but the Fw190 had the edge in a dive?

Kind Regards

Johannes

[FalkeEins]

See top aerobatic pilot (and ex-Lufthansa capitain) Walter Eichhorn's account of flying the Manching Bf 109 in Schmoll's 'Me 109 - Production und Einsatz' - takeoffs and landings still terrify him!.." the experience only becomes a pleasure once the wheels are off the ground.." and on landing "..you see airshow pilots waving at the crowd as they come into land - not me, I need three hands in cockpit!"

[Kutscha]

Late model Fw190As were ~1000kg heavier than late model Bf109s. The wing loading was lower on the Bf109. There was also the /AS version of the Bf109 which had a larger supercharger. The DB engine in the Bf109 had a higher FTH than the BMW801 engine in the Fw190A.

[knusel]

Good afternoon,

currently, I'm enjoying working though Robert Forsyth's "Fw190 Sturmböcke vs B-17 Flying Fortress".

By the way, is it possible to tell when each Staffel of JG54 transitioned from Bf109 to Fw190, respectively ?

Michael

[knusel]

What was the main advantage (and the main disadvantage) of the Fw 190 over the Bf 109 ?

[knusel]

Who were the top scorers (most aerial kills) of the Fw 190F and Fw 190G, respectively ?