Mosq's Sustained Turn List 8-2013

[artik]

Basically what you measure is best sustained turn rate at lowest speed (without stalling)

I would really like to see graphs like that - vs speed and vs altitude:

[MOSQ]

Basically what you measure is best sustained turn rate at lowest speed (without stalling)

Actually I'm measuring best sustained turn, period. It's the point on an EM diagram where the best radius and rate come together without losing altitude.


Regarding the data you seek, I think everything is there in BadBoy's EM Diagrams, except the altitude part. I don't believe altitude makes much difference since it affects both planes in the fight the same way. If you have a tight turning plane vs a slower turning plane, the end result will be the same whether you are fighting at 10 feet or 10,000 feet.

For those who are new to AH, there's a good primer on BadBoy's EM Diagrams here. http://www.simhq.com/_air/air_011a.html

And a search of the AH Forum using Badboy and EM Diagram or Bootstrap will turn up many threads on the subject with the diagrams.