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Originally Posted by *Buzzsaw*
"Long wide curves" are not going to allow a 109 to outturn a Spitfire which has decent speed. And they are only going to allow the 109 to keep away from the Spit unless the 109 is carrying more speed, because the Spit can always cut inside the circle.
It's all about speed. 109's simply have to keep their speed up.
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Please reread and try to understand my post. Where did I say that a wide curve was destined to outturn a Spit? I lol because it is so absurd to believe that a wide curve would help to outturn another plane. Even a B17 could turn with a plane that is going in a wide curve.
What I said is that the wide curve was probably in order to keep an eye on the pursuing plane (going straight would have meant to have the pursuer on one's blind spot) while maintaining high speed. So, presuming a speed and acceleration advantage of the 109 over the spit a wide curve is just the perfect escape manoeuvre against a spit.