Leading Edge Slats on the Me-109

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Originally Posted by *Buzzsaw*

The drag profile for the Spitfire showed the majority of the drag was a function of its radiator placement, not the washout.

And are you suggesting slats don't produce drag? Any device this size extended into the airstream below the wing is obviously going to produce a very large amount of drag.

Even when the slats are not extended there was drag.

And the 109 wing's tendency to early compressibility was partially a function of the slats being present.

If you haven't seen it, then time to look at the following analysis, by an engineer who was on the Messerschmidt design staff:

http://www.wwiiaircraftperformance.o...ner-Me_109.pdf

C'mon a lot of modern fighter use slat and are supersonic. I don't see any link.

More over when you hve 1000hp in front of your airplane you don't care that much abt low speed drag (but to weight).
Washout are draggy during cruise (range) and when you attend your max perf range.

Ok enough of this especially after your argument abt going into the stall after your plane is shaking during a fight (but no mention here from you abt stick travel and af Cg huh).