Thread: Throwing some light on rates of turn
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Old 05-23-2012, 11:56 AM
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Originally Posted by Crumpp View Post
And all the FM's are ~25mph off.....in some unknown configuration...ie radiator settings, atmospheric conditions, etc...

It is all relative.

I have not examined any of the FM's in any detail since I got the game. I just noted how easy it was to spin the Bf-109E and the impossibility of breaking the Spitfire Mk I airframe on a dive pullout from 400mph IAS with full left rudder and full back elevator violently applied.

I am willing to bet the FM's are closer than one would think in terms of level speed and climb rates. The stability and control characteristics are not close though.
I wouldn't bet a lot of money, because they're not.
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