what fighter do you say is the best?

[Guppy35]

Adolf was good at tooting his own horn too

I'd be curious as to what 38s he came up against?

[PanzerIV]

Ya know, it doenst really matter what plane your in, just who is the most stupid.
You or the guy your pursuing.

Or the guy pursuing you.

[Daubie]

Be Nice?

Kidding, right?

Umpossible!

I like flying all of them.  It is way too early for me to say which is best.  And what qualifies this?  One week in a plane?  Or one month, six months, one year, six years in a particular plane to get a proper feel for it in ALL situations.

[VansCrew1]

Originally posted by ForrestS


The L version is the best

well the J can out turn the L and the Gcan out turn the J so....it's the piolts prefence.

[Bruv119]

I for one like the Spit 9.   I've had countless edge of my seat fights with other spit 9 drivers and When two are flown on the edge its just beautiful.

Its like the English gentleman's ride who sports a handlebar moustache.

Not the fastest, Not the best armed, Not the best at rolling, Not the best at turning,  Not the best at climbing,   Fragile and delicate to fly    but


Will kill you in a heartbeat.


Bruv
~S~

[clerick]

J in OD D-Day stripes

[Hoarach]

Originally posted by VansCrew1
well the J can out turn the L and the Gcan out turn the J so....it's the piolts prefence.

Yes the G can outturn the J and the L but between the J and the L is too close and has to be based on the pilot's skill.

[Ack-Ack]

Originally posted by ForrestS


The L version is the best

And how would you know squeaker?



ack-ack

[Ack-Ack]

Originally posted by VansCrew1
well the J can out turn the L and the Gcan out turn the J so....it's the piolts prefence.

It all depends on who's flying which plane.  For example, if I was to run across you flying a J and I'm in the L, I'll easily out turn you all day long.


ack-ack

[scottydawg]

Originally posted by FiLtH
P40E - Fun to fly and tougher than a boiled owl.

 2nd place goes to the TBM for versatility

Filth spanked me in a TBM in the AvA the other night. It was not a pleasant experience. I was in a Niki.

[scottydawg]

Originally posted by Bruv119
I for one like the Spit 9.   I've had countless edge of my seat fights with other spit 9 drivers and When two are flown on the edge its just beautiful.

Its like the English gentleman's ride who sports a handlebar moustache.

Not the fastest, Not the best armed, Not the best at rolling, Not the best at turning,  Not the best at climbing,   Fragile and delicate to fly    but


Will kill you in a heartbeat.


Bruv
~S~

I really love the Spit IX too.  I think it handles the best of all the Spits, and the only downside is the .303 package, but with the sheer amount of bullets you get, you can usually work around it.

[mtnman]

Obviously, the F4U-4 is the best plane in the game.

For those times wehn it seems to be a bit of an overkill, or if your perk-bank is a little light, the F4U-1A is supreme.

Lifting from semi-capped fields?  Wingtank fuel a hindrance?  Then the F4U-1D is the ride for you!  Load it light (50%) with DT.

Is the air full of bombers?  Or does the fight resemble a feeding frenzy on confused minnows? Then you need to be in the F4U-1C.

Want to kill the eveil red dudes in style? Slay them in an F4U-1.

The corsairs are fast enough to dictate the fight, but turn well enough to get down and dirty.  Anything fast enough to catch you should know better- they should really be using that speed to RTB!

Sure, there are other rids in the MA, but who would really want to use those ugly things when the gorgeous F4U's are right there in the hanger?

MtnMan

[Brooke]

For folks here who have flown the La 7 a bit and yet would not pick it as the best non-perk plane, why is that?  Is it not that great at turning in practice?  It seems like it can outturn any plane that can catch it and can outrun any plane that can outturn it, with enough margin (outturning *and* outrunning many planes) to make it a great aircraft.

I have hardly ever flown it, though, so I can't say what it's like based on flying experience.  It just seems based on its stats that it would be a contender for best non-perk plane.  (Well, best non-perk plane at mid-to-low alt, say -- there are other aircraft that start to become dominant if the fight is at 25-30k.)

[Ghastly]

Good question, Brooke.  

I've flown a handful of sorties in it just to get a sense for what all the hype is, and got thoroughly spanked in it, while trying to get a handle on just what makes it so popular.   Other than a bit more than usual acceleration to break out of the turn fight and get some seperation before your opponent comes around on you, I didn't find any obvious advantages.  It appears on the charts as though it should be significantly faster than the other aircraft, but didn't seem to be when I tried it out.

Handling the LA 1v1 in my plane of choice has never really been too much of a problem, as long as I start flying against him before he's D6 off my six.  It's the Yak that give me the most trouble, on average, in the Banshee Wail - seeming to do everything I can do and better.

[whiteman]

Il ike the F6F follwed by the F4U-4 and 47