The Bf 109 had an awful landing gear they say. Let's put that into context.

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Sources
Flugunfälle und Verluste bei den Verbänden, Genst. Qu. Gen. 6 Abt Nr. 4949/40g Kdos 1C

Günther Sengfelder. German Aircraft Landing Gear,

Günther Rall, Lecture at Aviation Museum Society, Finland, 2003

Harald Vogt, Messerschmitt Bf 109

H. H. Hurt, Aerodynamics for Naval Aviators, 1965

Rob Erdos, Flying the Messerschmitt Bf109E

Messerschmitt A.G. Augsburg, Verwendungsmöglichkeiten Messerschmitt Taifun Me 108

Messerschmitt A.G., Betriebs und Rüstanleitung Me 109

Willy Radinger, Messerschmitt Me 109

USAF, Statistical Digest World War II, Dec 1945

Audio
Music and Sfx from Epidemic Sound

Timestamps
00:00 Intro
00:41 Retractable gear as a feature
02:22 History of retractable landing gear
06:11 Narrow undercarriages have benefits!
10:06 Bf 109 (Finally) + Disclaimer
11:12 Taildraggers and instability
12:02 Quotes from Bf 109 pilots
13:39 Perfect doesn't exist
17:09 Some accident numbers
20:11 Conclusion
23:07 Outro

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