The AI cheat, at least at the current patch level.
They do not overheat, so can run a max power indefinitely.
They are always in perfect, computer controlled trim.
Because it is controlled by the game engine it always "knows" your power set, what your are doing maneuver wise, and most importantly it knows your gun convergence setting so that when you get to that range it will always break and start wildly rolling, etc... even if you come up on it from dead six where a human pilot could not see you.
Hence I don't fly offline except to test.
This will change in 4.11 however. Daidalos Team is working on a comprehensive re-write of the AI code.
Oh, the later model 109s, G-6AS, G-10, G-14, K4 are all significantly faster than any F model.
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