What is "aircraft stability" - IN VIDEO

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Originally Posted by CaptainDoggles

I think the truth of this statement depends greatly on which aircraft you're comparing it to, and the precise definition of "dogfighter".

Of course it's relative, all warplane performance is relative to other concurrent warplanes.

The German for "fighter" in WW2 was "Jager", but if you translate that back, it comes out "hunter". For the Germans at the time, hunting was stalking big game with a rifle, not the British style of hunting which involved chasing foxes with hounds.

It's a different attitude, and a different style, and the bf 109 fitted the style.