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03-03-2011, 05:11 PM
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Hm, I for myself don't find the Bf-109 video appearing to be too biased... The last comment about not choosing it to go to war, especially when your enemy is a Spit on the other hand seemed to be unnecessary, though...
But his major complaints about the cockpit seem to be outright true. Just to compare what former RAF fighter and test pilot Eric Brown wrote in his book "Wings of the Luftwaffe": "The cockpit was small and narrow and was framed by an unpretty canopy, which was heavy to open from inside and was fitted with rather primitive sliding windows. The frame of the windscreen was rather narrow and didn't block too much of the pilot's sight, but the overall space was so limited that the movement of the head was heavily limited, even for a rather small pilot like me." This extract is a translation by me, since I only own a German copy of the book. The plane being described there is a Bf-109 G-6/U2, by the way. 
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03-03-2011, 06:04 PM
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He pointed out good and bad things about the cockpit, and it really makes sence what he said about it.
But. He is biased. He simply hate the German equipment. His remarks, all over, make it clear. But what the the Hell? You dont have to love everything you came across in your profession, right? That guy is obviously a British snop, absolute ok for me. PS. Jaws got some good points here. Its called WEAPONS-PLATFORM, not your granddaddys lovlely armchair...... PSS. And whats wrong with a big gun between your legs??? 
Last edited by Dietger; 03-03-2011 at 06:15 PM.
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03-03-2011, 06:31 PM
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Well, I can confirme that the cockpit of the 109 is very small, since I had the chance to sit in a 109 G and a fw 190 A8. So I can only compare these two planes. The problem was that it was very narrow and the pilot had to be small in height, because with canopy closed it was impossible to sit normaly. I had to lean my head forward. ( I am 180 cm in height)
So yes, it's not the most comfortable place.
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03-04-2011, 01:11 AM
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Such emotion. Should we not save this passion for virtually murdering each other online when COD comes out in a few weeks?
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#5
03-04-2011, 01:23 AM
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