Originally posted by DoKGonZo
Was surprised that the Yak gains less from flaps than the La's. And that the La-7 slightly out-turns the La-7. I expected the other way around.
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I think you meant you were surprised the La-7 out turns the La-5.
Me too. The La-5 has the reputation of being the more highly manueverable plane.
But if you look at the HTC plane stats pages, the La-7 is lighter, has more power,and they have the exact same wing area.
So it makes sense it turns beter, even if the difference is only very slight.
The rep might come from the La- 7 having a stronger tendency to jump into a spin when on the edge because of the extra power.