Estava eu buscando informações sobre o Spit 14 e deparei com um site muito bom que compara o desempenho de diversos aviões da WWII:
http://www.spitfireperformance.com/
No texto que li tem uma passagem interessante, que bem mostra como devemos ver com reserva o desempenho ianque ante a Luftwaffe de 44 em diante:
http://www.spitfireperformance.com/spit14v109.htmlConditions in Germany during the last year of the war, however, were not conducive to aircraft achieving maximum theoretical performance levels. Hans Knickrehm of I/JG 3 recalled the condition of new Me 109 G-14/AS�s received by his group in October, 1944:
The machines that were delivered were technically obsolete and of considerably lowered quality. The engines proved prone to trouble after much too short a time, because the factories had had to sharply curtail test runs for lack of fuel. The surface finish of the outer skin also left much to be desired. The sprayed-on camouflage finish was rough and uneven. The result was a further reduction in speed. We often discovered clear cases of sabotage during our acceptance checks. Cables or wires were not secured, were improperly attached, scratched or had even been visibly cut. 1
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