Curtiss P-6E vs. Heinkel He-51
Who do you think would have had the advantage in an air-to-air battle and why? Which one was better?
Heinkel He-51

Curtiss P-6E

Logan Hartke
Not true at all! The Grumman F3F, the Arado Ar 68, the Gloster Gauntlet, the Avia B-534, the Polikarpov I-15, and the I-152/3 were all better than the He-51, and a few of those were better than the Cr 42. Man, you don't know your airplanes. Go out and do your research, my friend, before making unintelligent, ignorant, and opinionated comments without backing...gabriel pagliarani wrote:In 1938 the only biplane better than He 51 was Fiat Cr 42 "Falco". Most powerful, most manouvrable and lowered needs of handling, it was far better than the 1st generation of monoplane. Fiat Cr 32 "Chirri" was the real counterpart of both planes."Curtiss" was the name Axis pilots gave to Polikarpovs... strange omonymia!
Really? Which Curtiss? If you meant the last one I posted, then you are still wrong and ignorant. Don't type in all caps unless you are sure of what you are typing.gabriel pagliarani wrote:Sir Hartke,
because you are more intelligent and opinionated than I am tell me how many enemies has the Curtiss shot down..
I could suggest you: NONE.
Shut up.
Looks to me like that is at least 5 years of combat, what about you? I believe that other versions might have been used in S. America as well. Ready for round 2?The Curtiss Hawk III saw limited US Navy service but provided the backbone of the Chinese Air Force’s fighter arm on the outbreak of the Sino-Japanese conflict in July 1937. It fought over Peking and Shanghai before being withdrawn from first-line service in 1941. Thai Hawk IIIs were in action against both French in the Thai invasion of Indo-China in January 1941 and against invading Japanese forces in December 1941.