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Old 10-06-2009, 07:38 PM
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Originally Posted by PedroTheGoat View Post
To be fair... I think the P-47's flight model is pretty accurate as it stands. The thing can dive like hell... Yet isn't the most maneuverable fighter in the bunch.

But unfortunately... I never flew any real fighter planes in WWII. So it's a bit hard for this Goat to verify.

Now the P-51... Once again... Never flew one in real life... But if it handled like that in real life... Then I don't see how we ever gained air superiority... Even over pigeons.
I hear that it handles like that because of full tank makes it heavy, maybe if flown with 1/4 left of fuel, maybe..
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