I-153: cheap or not?

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Originally Posted by Ancient Seraph

Turn Radius = (Velocity*Velocity)/(11.26 *Tan (bank Angle)) , velocity in Knots, answer in feet.

Rate of Turn = (1092.95*Tan(bank angle))/ Velocity , velocity in Knots, answer in degrees/second

These equations must apply to a specific plane, rather than general equations. Hence the constants, which are probably the result of wing equations for this specific plane. Otherwise, you mean to tell me that a plane's wingspan and surface area have no effect on it's ability to turn?

Originally Posted by Ancient Seraph

...You're talking about the horizontal component of lift in a turn, which is a part of the force turning the plane. This depends on the bank angle. A higher lift component means that you can maintain a higher bank angle, and thus get a lower TR and higher ROT.

LOL thank you. You just disproved your statement ("Actually.. both turn radius and rate of turn have nothing to do with lift, but a lot with speed."), and reinforced my argument that the 153 can turn tighter because it has more lift due to having 2 wings instead of 1.


EDIT: thus, making it a cheap plane to whore in online matches. I rest my case