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Originally Posted by Gaston
I am amazed that you say that the Il-2 FW-190A is unlike what everyone says it is: Do you actually downthrottle to sustain tighter slow speed turns?
Gaston
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Most planes, at certain speeds, can certainly turn better than the FW.
It all amounts to which tactics to use at which speed/situation.
From my experience the FW and ME109 have excellent slow speed characteristics, and on many occassions I have outturned other allied a/c by throttle variation.
At high speed the LH turn favours the FW, but at low speed the FW's niche is the RH turn. This is where the propwash and engine torque pulls the nose up and left, enabling one to use full pitch and rudder to bring it around a lot quicker than other aircraft. This is a fine balance, but very workable.
The FW is also excellent in the vertical, whether it's pulling out or up. It does wash a bit with lots of pitch, but this is very usefull as a deception. The 'washing' if used properly can enable the FW to change direction very quickly.
Using a combination of the above, can make the FW a very dangerous foe for any a/c...
Oh!.. forgot to mention the roll rate
07-04-2010, 07:38 AM
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