Read this at another discussion forum. Thought it was interesting and wanted to see if anybody on here read about this.
Came across this & wondered about who did it & where etc. If anyone has data, much appreciated.
An article found in “Sport Aviation, June 1990”, when a fly-off was held between a P-47D-40 (Thunderbolt), a P-51D (Mustang), a F6F-5 (Hellcat), and a FG-1D (Corsair). These war birds were not flown at max power but were flown at military power. At 10,000 feet and rolling 360 degrees at 200 KIAS the aircraft had the following rankings, Corsair, Hellcat, Mustang, Thunderbolt. However, when the aircraft were tested doing a 180 degree roll with a 3G load at 220 KIAS, the rankings went Thunderbolt, Corsair, Mustang, and Hellcat. Perhaps it was under G loads that made the P-47 look so good in the rolling plane.
