The Bravo model has became my favorite ride of all. Soda's evals still hold true to AH2 for this bird regarding the supercharger. 17k is the medium alt where this one really cruises, vs about 12k for D. That is usually too high for most fights, but you can cover distance quickly and economically at that alt. It gets there quickly enough too, starting non-wep climb is around 3k/min and it doesn't slow much if any with alt in AH2. The performance kicks in again around 30k for the B, vs apx 25 for D. I find the first 2 notches of flap work very well for increasing lift/turn rates at about 225 to 300 mph. The main thing I had to learn that surprised me was that often you must slow down, which seems contraindicated to a noob. If it has one knock against it, it's that you can't spray and pray, but I can live with that. I love this plane. Even though the guns are small, it's how you use them that matters most;) You can saw off buff wings at 200 yds when they are converged to that distance, you can't do that pulling gs on fighters but they do get the job done. You also get a lot of sister kissers or assists, but why be a kill hog? While on paper many planes can beat it, it's so stable and so fast that often you can afford to check out the enemy's pilot's skill level, and if in your judgement you've got him beat, the plane won't let you down. If he scares you, you can usually split. I also think it's a good beginner's ( which I am, relatively speaking ) plane, although I'm sure some would take issue with that. It won't teach any bad habits and it's ez to fly. Another plus is the icon. Enemies think you're flying the D model and jump you readily. It's fun if you can sucessfully surprise them with unexpected manuverability, especially D model pony drivers with less stick time
Were it not for this plane, I would not find AH so addicting. I'm far from an expert on this plane, having only flown it for a short while, but as you can see, the plane generates a lot of enthusiasm, at least from certain cows.
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