Какую Тайну скрывал ЛУЧШИЙ Истребитель Второй Мировой | Messerschmitt Bf 109
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"King of the Sky" or a Dangerous Marriage? In this episode, we peel back the veneer from a military aviation legend—the Messerschmitt Bf 109 fighter.
You'll learn why this triumph of German engineering was initially considered flawed and how its design flaws crippled pilots on takeoff more often than enemy aces.
We'll explore the aircraft's entire journey: from the first prototype with a British engine under the hood to mass modifications on the Eastern Front. Why did the fighter only have 20 minutes to fight over England? How did its creator, Willy Messerschmitt, switch to producing sewing machines and tiny three-wheeled microcars after the war?
And finally, how did a rare G-2 version end up at the bottom of a lake and how restorers brought it back to life. Just the hard facts and technical details. Enjoy!
Timestamps: 00:00 — Introduction. Myths and Hidden Defects of the Messerschmitt-109
01:45 — Wilhelm Messerschmitt: From Wooden Models to the First Records
06:15 — The Creation of a Next-Generation Fighter and a Design Compromise on the Chassis
12:30 — The First Flight of a Prototype with a British Engine
15:00 — The Spanish Civil War: First Combat Use and a Clash with the I-16
20:15 — The Emil Era: Technological Innovations and the Fateful 20 Minutes over England
27:10 — The Friedrich, Gustav, and Kurfürst Models: The Limits of Airframe Evolution
32:45 — The Post-War Fate of a Designer: From a Tribunal to Sewing Machines and Minicars
36:40 — A Rescue Story: A Unique Bf 109 G-2 on the Bottom of a Lake and Its Restoration
40:30 — Conclusion An engineering legacy in aviation history
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- в 1943 немцы произвели 6,429 истребителей Bf-109
- в 1943 немцы поддерживали число истребителей на Восточном фронте на уровне ~700…1,200 (большинство Bf-109)
- в 1943 около 700 истребителей Bf-109 были безвозвратно потеряны на Восточном фронте (из всех ~2,500 Bf-109 на всех фронтах в 1943)
- в 1943 немецкие истребители совершили ~ 200…250 тыс самолёто-вылетов на Советско-Германском фронте (большинство Bf-109)
- в 1943 СССР произвёл ~14,627 истребителей и получил от союзников ~4,569 истребителей
- в 1943 советская истребительная авиация совершила ~ 580 тыс самолёто-вылетов
- в 1943 около 5,839 советских истребителей были безвозвратно потеряны (~2,373 в воздушных боях, ~3,466 небоевых потерь)
- в 1943 советская авиация потеряла до 21 тыс самолётов сбитыми и повреждёнными (большинство истребителей и штурмовиков)
График в US Strategic Bombing Survey = Операционные потери (боевые и небоевые, сбитые и повреждённые) немецких истребителей по годам и по фронтам:
- 1939 = Европа + Африка = 400 / Восточный фронт = 0
- 1940 = 1,700 / 0
- 1941 = 1,700 / 1,000
- 1942 = 1,900/ 1,900
- 1943 = 6,300 / 2,000
- 1944 = 12,800 / 3,400
Какую Тайну скрывал ЛУЧШИЙ Истребитель Второй Мировой | Messerschmitt Bf 109
АвиаКор
92,831 views
"King of the Sky" or a Dangerous Marriage? In this episode, we peel back the veneer from a military aviation legend—the Messerschmitt Bf 109 fighter.
You'll learn why this triumph of German engineering was initially considered flawed and how its design flaws crippled pilots on takeoff more often than enemy aces.
We'll explore the aircraft's entire journey: from the first prototype with a British engine under the hood to mass modifications on the Eastern Front. Why did the fighter only have 20 minutes to fight over England? How did its creator, Willy Messerschmitt, switch to producing sewing machines and tiny three-wheeled microcars after the war?
And finally, how did a rare G-2 version end up at the bottom of a lake and how restorers brought it back to life. Just the hard facts and technical details. Enjoy!
Timestamps: 00:00 — Introduction. Myths and Hidden Defects of the Messerschmitt-109
01:45 — Wilhelm Messerschmitt: From Wooden Models to the First Records
06:15 — The Creation of a Next-Generation Fighter and a Design Compromise on the Chassis
12:30 — The First Flight of a Prototype with a British Engine
15:00 — The Spanish Civil War: First Combat Use and a Clash with the I-16
20:15 — The Emil Era: Technological Innovations and the Fateful 20 Minutes over England
27:10 — The Friedrich, Gustav, and Kurfürst Models: The Limits of Airframe Evolution
32:45 — The Post-War Fate of a Designer: From a Tribunal to Sewing Machines and Minicars
36:40 — A Rescue Story: A Unique Bf 109 G-2 on the Bottom of a Lake and Its Restoration
40:30 — Conclusion An engineering legacy in aviation history