[robtek]

Afaik the turn-dominance of the spitfire was in the sustained turn, so it might be according to reality that the 109 can stay behind in the beginning.

Iirc, it was the same with the 190 turning behind a better turning fighter.

In a 109 you might set a bit of nose up trim before the fight and correct that with the stick lightly forward, but that causes a drag penalty, costing you speed and energy.

The same with the use of flaps, which might give a slight increase in turning performance, but reduces again speed and energy so you loose more than you gain!

So, any pilot using this "advantage" throws away the advantages of his ride for a very fleeting increase, and if that one chance solution doesn't work he is out of luck.

One might also take in account, that because of the sensitive elevator of the spit the initial turn might not be as hard as it could be out of the fear of a stall.

The trim and the flaps in the 109 are reacting so slow in game (turning the wheels and its difficulties is simulated and it doesn't work with a axis!) that this "bug" is pure fantasy in my eyes.