Nine g’s is good, if the pilot can stand it.
ADOLF GALLANDAs interceptors. And out of this fifty, there were never more than 25 operational. So we had only a very, very few.
More Adolf Galland Quotes
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We couldn’t stand it. Not in the airplanes of World War II.
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Never abandon the possibility of attack.
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This was my impression.
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Accompanied by a whistling sound, my jet shot through the air.
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The German Luftwaffe always fought without any reserves.
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And for the moment the whole burden of the war rested on the few hundred German fighter pilots on the Channel coast.
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During the Battle of Britain the question “fighter or fighter-bomber?” had been decided once and for all
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Can beat any quantity numerically many times stronger yet technically inferior.
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To use a fighter as a fighter-bomber when the strength of the fighter arm is inadequate to achieve air superiority is putting the cart before the horse.
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This aircraft didn’t have any priority in design or production.
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Or by bad luck can suffer from frustration or develop complexes they may never rid themselves of again.
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This is also the reason why we have pilots with extremely high numbers of victories.
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“He who wants to protect everything, protects nothing,” is one of the fundamental rules of defense.
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Perhaps even more important than being a good pilot; to make the best use of this system.
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As interceptors. And out of this fifty, there were never more than 25 operational. So we had only a very, very few.
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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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Which in the long run comes only to the one who combines daring with cool thinking.
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Aggressive spirit, joy of action, and the passion of the hunter.
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When I was fired from my post as General of the Fighter Arm
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It is true to say that the first kill can influence the whole future career of a fighter pilot.
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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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Attack even from a position of inferiority, to disrupt the enemy’s plans.
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Will bring success to any fighter aircraft, no matter how highly developed it may be.
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The battle is tough but if you reach where you want to go, then at least in some sense it is worth it.
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Flying is pure passion and desire, which fill a lifetime.
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At this time, the aircraft was completely secret.
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