[WWFlybert]

<sigh> .. gotta love bank and yankers .. or was that yank and bankers ?

you roll a plane using ailerons, not elevator

of course, once you are in a bank, it's the application of elevator that results in a turn

it's to greater degree engine (and prop) torque than gyroscopic precession that results in the need for rudder compensation depending on direction of turn, even in WWI rotaries .. just go check technical articles at Old Rheinbeck to confirm

and though I've directly asked Oleg, TD, and others familiar with the IL-2 FM. I've never been able to get an answer whether IL-2 FM simulates gyroscopic precession at all .. something I'd like to know for putting WWI aircraft into IL-2, where the effect is needed for proper fm on rotary engined planes.

regardless .. from my experience, *kicking* the rudder slightly in IL-2 can result in a quicker turn . and I make slight rudder compensation during the turn with good effect as you describe

Read carefully combat flight training manuals, and you'll find judicious rudder use is an important component in starting turns and maintaining them

the physics are not "simple" .. weight, wing area, wing foil profile, control surfaces' design, prop thrust and several other factors come into play regarding potential turn radius .. easy to demonstrate in IL-2 or even in a 12+ year old Red Baron II/3D Advanced Flight Model, that does simulate gyroscopic precession

or we can just agree to disagree