turn times for real P-38?

[Citabria]

just curious if anyone has this information documented or if it was documented like the spits and p51 and p47 were.

anyone?

thanks

[Animal]

Was wondering the same thing. I would love some documented comparisons, etc.
Really important to me.

animal

[wells]

The British tactical trials consisted of a P-38F being compared to an early 190 (A3 or A4).  You won't like it...

The P-38F was out-turned by the 190 above 140 mph.  

[Animal]

Yes but what we need is info on later versions of the plan. J and L. Specifically L since its what we got in AH.

[juzz]

What changed from F -> L? More weight, more power. So it will go around a bigger circle but faster...?

I seem to recall that AFDU trial gave the P-38 the best chance of shooting down the Fw 190A if it dived away - none of the other planes trialled(Eg: Mustang Mk I, Typhoon) could get close enough for a shot.

[Central]

Don't know but with all the Documentaries i have on WWII, aside from the p38 being a awsome interceptor it was a awesome ground pounder.  Don't really know if its me or not, but i cant do squat with it in AH. One or two pings and im out for the count.

Not bad mouthing AH in anyway, but if someone can prove to me the pounding a 38 could do. Id love a film of it.  Like the rest when it comes to ground pounding, i use the f4u or the p47.

[CavemanJ]

 

Originally posted by Central:
Don't know but with all the Documentaries i have on WWII, aside from the p38 being a awsome interceptor it was a awesome ground pounder.  Don't really know if its me or not, but i cant do squat with it in AH. One or two pings and im out for the count.

Not bad mouthing AH in anyway, but if someone can prove to me the pounding a 38 could do. Id love a film of it.  Like the rest when it comes to ground pounding, i use the f4u or the p47.

Go digging through the help and training boards.  I've posted a couple of films of deacking a field with a p38.  One is deacking A26 in the middle of a furball   (I think on the "JABO: use what ya got" thread)

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cc Wells

P-38F sustained turn time at 1000m alt:
27-28 seconds.

From the other info the manoeuver flaps
made it possible for P-38J to stay in turn with later war Bf-109s and FW-190s.

[StSanta]

Guess it is with the P-38 as with the 109G10; 1.04 has made the "old" way of flying it obsolete, and you need to change yer tactics some.

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StSanta
9./JG 54 "Grünherz"

[wells]

Aper,

Are those numbers from russian test?

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Wells

I got this info from the book "Lightning P-38" which was issued in Russia. But there are no references that the data were taken from NII-VVS tests.

BTW in this book there are some references to P-38F tests in Britain and that the training fights between FW-190A4 and P-38F showed total advantage of FW-190A4.

[Citabria]

those brits couldn't fly a lightning for toejam anyway so their test is irrelevant  

[RAM]

They couldn't fly a Fw190 either  , so the test IS relevant  

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Citabria

P-38F was handled by the very experienced test-pilot from USA.

[Badboy]

 

Originally posted by Citabria:
those brits couldn't fly a lightning for toejam anyway so their test is irrelevant  

More to the point... The 38s that were sent to England, were hardly worth testing  

Badboy