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Originally posted by drock905
This isn't exactly a conspiracy but i was hoping that some of the aircraft experts could answer this question. I looked online and couldn't find an answer.
During the battle of Britain one of the problems the Luftwaffe had was the fighter aircraft running out of fuel. The pilots were faced with making a decision, to stay and engage the RAF and have the possibility of running out of fuel and crashing in enemy territory or the channel.
Why weren't they equipped with drop tanks? It seems like a very simple solution?
Originally posted by _Del_
The Bf-110 was supposed to be the long-range bomber escort, and it's performance was not equal to the single engine fighters.
Originally posted by pikestaff
The BF 109 was originally a Swiss design, have you seen how small Switzerland is?
Originally posted by drock905
This isn't exactly a conspiracy but i was hoping that some of the aircraft experts could answer this question. I looked online and couldn't find an answer.
During the battle of Britain one of the problems the Luftwaffe had was the fighter aircraft running out of fuel. The pilots were faced with making a decision, to stay and engage the RAF and have the possibility of running out of fuel and crashing in enemy territory or the channel.
Why weren't they equipped with drop tanks? It seems like a very simple solution?