Since this is the only plane I fly, I got my attention to those comments.
Hi ZE
Questions of aircraft performance often peak my interest. In most cases the AH Film is not forthcoming resulting in much unnecessary speculation. However, in this case you have posted a film that includes the action and the resulting comments. Thank you for posting, I enjoyed watching the film.
I don't see why those comments again about the Brew - being the slow fighter in the game - and wonder if the HT Brew model is similar to the Finns Brewster B-239E and has the correct aeronautic behavior?
In this case I don't think we need to look at the aircraft performance, the answers are not to be found in the aerodynamics, they can be found in the geometry of the fight and the behaviour of the pilots.
Firstly, the 109 pilot in this engagement was partially correct. At one point close to the initial merge, as he passed you, he was 2k higher and 130mph faster. It is easy to see how from his perspective he considered that you weren't really a threat. However, you executed a lead turn and he reacted by turning back into you for a second merge, where he took and missed a high aspect shot. After that he immediately disengaged to chase a low A20G.
However, as he did so he made a number of BFM errors and conceded his initial advantage. He became target fixated. In his mind, you had been dismissed as irrelevant as he focused entirely on the A20. In reality you were on his long six. At this point he was still faster, and and despite the fact he was already in trouble, he could have extended as he claimed should have been possible.
It was then that the A20G executed a break turn and reversed back towards you. The 109 pilot was lost in the moment so when the A20G pulled into the vertical he followed him up and came out on a different heading, where you had already closed the distance and were able to get into guns range by cutting the corner to saddle up.
He was right, he did have a much faster aircraft, he could have respected the threat and extended.
Instead he chose to manoeuvre himself onto your 12 O'Clock, at close range and then continued to ignore you while you sat on his tail knocking off parts of his aircraft. When he realised what was happening, it was too late.
As often happens after a short period of target fixation, his aircraft disintegrated, leaving him surprised and confused. That explains the complaints on 200.
I saw nothing that spoke to aircraft performance or aerodynamics. It was all about the geometry of the fight, target fixation and pilot disorientation.
For your part, you appeared to be very familiar with the Brewster's flying qualities and fully exploited them while executing superior BFM against a superior fighter.
Nicely done sir.
Hope that helps.
Badboy
