Why don't all fighters have low Wing Loading?

Chad Irby wrote in message ...
Hobo wrote:

Chad Irby wrote:

Aerodynamic drag.

So if the F-15 had high wing loading it would be a Mach 3 rocket?

Hard to tell. You *can* have planes with higher wing loading that have
a better turn radius (the WWII Messerschmitt 109). The aspect ratio of
the wing is very important here, too.

Yes, but I've heard that Bf-109 was "bleeding" speed in turn much faster
than, f.e, Spitfire, so the Bf pilot had to "ease" on the stick. Something
like F-104 or MiG-21 behavior (although MiG-21 is loosing speed due to
dynamic drag of the delta-wing, not wing loading).

But if you keep everything else the same, you reduce drag (by some
amount) while also increasing the turn radius (by some amount).

Bf-109 had ot from both worlds, it seems.

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