When I first flew this game (back in 2001 I think), I had the exact same problem.
I loaded up the default Soviet campaign (flying I-16's) and always had trouble keeping up with the AI planes. It took me about a week to figure out that the I-16 has a manual gear control, that is not pre-set in the controls. I was flying around with the landing gear down.
Could that in fact be your problem?
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