Friday Update, February 10, 2012

[StG2_Winni]

Originally Posted by Varrattu

Hi Kwiatek,
please can you provide the source of that information?

Regards Varrattu

I'm not a specialist in those topics but you can read it here for example...

http://www.spitfireperformance.com/spit1vrs109e.html

They state the following:

"German data of the Me-109E shows top level speed ranging from 342 to 348 mph. Russian charts show top speed of the Me 109E-3 was 342 mph. French tests of a captured Me 109 returned maximum speeds ranging from 342 to 354 mph. (Il en résulte une incertitude sur les résultats: from estimated position error). 2a 2b 2c Swiss full power horizontal flight speeds of a Me 109 with DB 601 Aa averaged 348 mph at 16,404 ft. 2d US flight tests of an Me 109 E-3 operating at 1.3 ata obtained 290 mph at sea level and 339 mph at 17,500 feet. 2e Some German documents suggest that mature Me 109Es having DB 601As with improved superchargers may have achieved 354 mph at 16,404 ft. All figures without armoured windscreen, excepting Russian where condition is unknown. "

Does this help?