This aircraft didn’t have any priority in design or production.
ADOLF GALLANDPerhaps even more important than being a good pilot; to make the best use of this system.
More Adolf Galland Quotes
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Superior technical achievements – used correctly both strategically and tactically
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If we would have had the 262 at our disposal – even with all the delays
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“He who wants to protect everything, protects nothing,” is one of the fundamental rules of defense.
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The first rule of all air combat is to see the opponent first.
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I have a photocopy of it, and I am saying that in production this aircraft could perhaps substitute for three propeller- driven aircraft of the best existing type.
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That day we could have stopped the American daytime bombing offensive, that’s for sure.
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We couldn’t stand it. Not in the airplanes of World War II.
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An excellent weapon and luck had been on my side.
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Flying is pure passion and desire, which fill a lifetime.
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We have built a total of about 1250 of this aircraft, but only fifty were allowed to be used as fighters
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I first knew of the existence of this aircraft only early in ‘42 – even in my position.
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No engine vibrations. No torque and no lashing sound of the propeller.
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The fighter in the opening of a dogfight must detect the opponent as early as possible in order to attain a superior position for the attack.
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I had to inspect all fighter units in Russia, Africa, Sicily, France, and Norway. I had to be everywhere.
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You could smell them because of the oil they were burning.
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