fd ski and all others:
LEAEN TO NOT TRUST IN PILOT STORIES
They tell you i was able to turn inside/ roll with/ out zoom/ out dive/ out whatever.
They (almost never) mention: IN WHICH ALTITUDE did this happen
What were the initial conditions for both (speed, alt, fuel, weight, whatever)
Lerche, one of the test pilot for captured aircrafts in Rechlin/Germany said that he donīt give to much to ac comparisons, because too many factors play a role. I.E AC have an individual optimum climbrate. Compare 2 AC in a climb test, both flying with the same climbspeed, this will lead too an advantage for one of them.
And combat reports.... you can forget 95% of them. The basic rule was to attack from a superior position....
I personally donīt like or donīt trust flight comparisons where no absolut numbers were published. I mean some test say this AC rolled better or was able or to turn inside into the other, but strange, they donīt say absolut numbers.
I mean, it would be easy to take a clock and measure the circle times for both AC and THEN say one is better than the other in a turnfight, right? But you hardly find absolut numbers.... Only reports which say what hmmmmmm people with influence or publicity want to hear??
Never believe a statictic that isnīt faked by yourself
niklas
