In another thread, someone gives the advice that the best thing when fighting a Corsair is not to get into a rolling scissors with it. While it may be true in the poster's opinion, it's rather misleading as it implies that nothing can beat the Corsair in such a maneuver when that is a clear false statement. Again, with proper tactics and knowledge of one's plane and his opponents, the rolling scissor (no matter what planes are involved) is a maneuver that can be countered successfully. All one needs to know is what to do in such situations.
Countering the Rolling Scissor
1. Realize that you are overshooting your opponent's turn and can no longer effect a Yo-Yo maneuver.
2. Do not attempt to pull into the target's radius of turn. This will impose high G-loads, and possible buffet or stall will occur. All airspeed advantage will be lost.
3. Relax G, slide around the outside of the turn, and thereby maintain an airspeed advantage.
4. Roll level, and zoom up (wings-level) as your opponent reverses into you. When your opponent reverses, he will be unable to match your zoom, because he will have killed some of his airspeed on the reversal, besides having less airspeed to begin with.
5. Continue to pull up, wings-level, and force your opponent forward and below your line of flight. If he pulls up into a banked attitude, he cannot counter your maneuver, since: (a) His stall speed is higher, and (b) His pull-up is only a component of a straight pull-up. If your opponent pulls up wings-level, he cannot match our rotation, because of your airspeed advantage. In any case, your rotation in the vertical plane will be greater than your opponent's. This will place him below and forward of your line of flight. You will have nose to tail seperation.
6. Roll off - roll in a direction away from your opponent's turn if he is in a banked attitude - and move into his six-o'clock position. The roll-off will provide additional nose-tail seperation and will prevent a possible overshoot.
Source: Aerial Attack Study
Tomorrow, I'll post how to maneuver against a Rolling Scissors Counter.
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