Thread: Spit/109 sea level speed comparisons in 1.08 beta patch
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Old 09-13-2012, 02:42 PM
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Bingo!

Now looking at this graph..

We can see that the P51 and Spitfire both have a tighter turning circle (smaller radius) because their circles are inside the outer circle that

Also note, the outer circle (bigger radius) contains the the Bf109 along with the Tempest, Fw190, P47

The only info left off here is what is the speed and altitude?

Because these relationships can change with altitude

Also we can safely assume that this are the best turn circles at the best turn rates, but what is the rate?

Which is important, because what you really care about is the time it takes to do a say a 180 (reverse direction).
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