In my experience against the planes being discussed; I don't ever recall loosing a fight that started with co alt/e to a Yak in an LA. Loose an occasional Fight to a K4.. but in those cases it's most always to one of the acknowledged sticks, and in most cases I had my chance.. just missed it (gunnery sucks). There are no doubt others, but BigR is one of the few in a stang that can triumph against an LA at low alt. If you want to test your Yak skill, seek him out. As for the F4U's... I'd say given pilots of equal ability the LA beats the 1D.. is a toss up with the -1A, and is at a dissadvantage against the -4. I guess I haddn't considered it before, but while the LA and Typhoon/Tempest MUST consider engine Torque effect in fighting (that is for those of you that will attempt a turn fight in one).. for some reason it dosen't seem to be much of a factor in the Corsair.. hmmmmmm.....
BTW if you use that little throttle thingy in an LA/Yak instead of running around WOT all the time, you'd be suprized how much more range you have.