the people who flew these planes in real life, not in a test situation, are biased, even most of them couldn't know what the plane is really capable of, there's too many variables to take into account for them to know...
the factory specs are the closest things we have to an idea of what a plane could do, because the plane tested is perfectly built and tuned, and it being tested in a controlled environment, with tests specifically designed to push the plane to its limits.
just a close idea... not the actual thing the plane can do, but the theoretical limits, assuming all the variables are right, it might be achievable, and that's a lot closer than what a few pilots here or there who were hopped up on adrenaline, fighting for their lives, without a geforce guage, and probly not paying too close attention to the speed of their plane could remember.
as to how one plane should fight another... thats all situation dependant, you cant say throttling back is always nessisary to stay behind, but u can't say you'll stay behind your target if u don't... it depends on how fast your target is moving, how good of a pilot your target is, etc... just so many variables...
Last edited by AKA_Tenn; 07-02-2010 at 09:57 AM.
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