Why not TnB in a Typhie? 712 turn radius w/o flaps 548 turn radius w/flaps. Thats tighter than all 3 38s, all the 47s, both 51s, and the C205 (www.gonzoville.com/charts I got the Turn radii for all aircraft on here. But just because it's in black and white doesn't mean it's gonna do that itself. It is all up to the pilot
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You can certainly turn fight with a Typhoon... Up to a point.
P-47s and P-38s can begin deploying flaps at much higher speeds than the Typhoon (400 mph for P-47s, 250 mph for P-38s). They will easily get inside the Tiffie as they bleed off speed faster. On the other hand, you have to get the Typhoon down to 160 mph to begin getting flaps out. Even without an enemy leaning all over you, this is not easy to do in a Typhoon. You will be dead long before you can scrub off that much E. It's similar to the 190s in that regard. Flaps are used at the top of a vertical reverse, but virtually nowhere else. Tiffies shouldn't consider fighting a Co-E P-38 in the vertical. It's almost certain death. The P-47s are far more stable at the limit than the Tiffie, so you have to be careful with those as well.
You can maneuver with an enemy, but you have to recognize if and when the other guy is gaining the advantage. Then you unload, build E and reset the fight.
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Widewing
