I usually fly the G-14 (w/1 20mm.) Granted I'm not at 25% fuel, but doubtfully the pony is either. At higher speeds with no flaps at corner the G-14 turn radius is more than 100' less
Often I find pony's can flat turn with me even when I'm riding the tunnel; even more, enough to pull lead. According to Mosq's ST chart, after even a short period of just a few seconds, the pony should not be able to stay with me. I know all things must be considered and that the pony can get flaps out much sooner, however this just isn't what I see on my end.
A pony diving on me, thus having a significant speed advantage should have even a more difficult time staying with my flat turn. What am I doing wrong & not understanding here? More than any other plane it seems to be able to hang in a sustained turn longer than the specs from Mosq say it should...
Class in session.
I already wrote this in the other Mustang thread but it is worth repeating.
Read the turn lists charts and whatever. Had fun? now throw them away. They are irrelevant for 99% of the situation you run into in the MA. This is because:
1. Turns are rarely sustained.
2. Speeds are not the same as in the charts.
3. The speeds of the two planes are different from each other.
4. The planes are flying on two different circles, more often than not, these circles are not even co-centric (i.e. the centers are displaced).
From your examples:
Often I find pony's can flat turn with me even when I'm riding the tunnel
If you are riding the tunnel near 6G, most likely so can he. You are both pulling the same G and have the same flat turn rate. Also, no plane in AH can sustain a 6G turn, so these are not sustained turns. What happens next, depends on the arrangement of the two turning circles (i.e. the "geometry") and the rare of speed loss of the two planes.
If both pull the same G, the difference can only be the radius and the smaller radius goes to the plane with the lower speed. So, you woulds think that since you are slower, he will have a larger circle and will not turn with you - wrong. If he sets his circle to be centered on yours you will both be turning at the same rate, on two different circles, but the relative position of the two planes will remain constant. This usually what happens when the faster plane goes into lag-pursuit.
Another possibility is that he will go into a lead pursuit for a shot (i.e. turn as hard as he can with you to pull the nose ahead of you). In this case, you are both doing 6G circles, yours is smaller, but his center is displaced after of yours relative to the initial direction. This means that if you start turning when he is 600 yards behind, he will pull an initial lead no matter what, but then spill out of the turn from your point of view. Try drawing these circles and see.
I don't have anymore time now, but I will try to explain more later.