On Wmaker: When the Brew came out, I dug and dug to find a way to make the Brewster not be what it is perceived to be. After some pretty interesting discussions with Wmaker, about an airplane he is clearly passionate about, I have come to this conclusion. 95% of the people in this game have an altered perception of the Brewster because they try to fight it on its terms. The fact is, no one has come forward with any data to refute the existing flight model of the Brewster. Until that occurs, it is what it is. Everyone (including myself in the past) who uses anecdote to refute math needs to have their egos checked. It is entirely possibly for a Brewster to shoot down a 262. It is entirely possible for a Brewster to climb in the vertical with or better than a K4. The same as it is for every plane on the turny bird list of the ven diagram. It all depends on the airspeed and E state of the faster plane, period. Leave the man alone unless you bring something other than I got my dogtag bent because....I tried to turn fight a Brewster in a Pony and the Brewster managed to shoot me down. This is impossible because (insert some statistic on HP, ROC, etc...)
On Sonicblu: Put some time in and come up with another product. I don't like this because (insert random statement here) is weak. Reality is that Grizz's chart there is clever, and also took some time to put together. It makes sense to me and is an interesting way of structuring the fighters. Thats all it is, not a personal attack on a style of flying or a particular plane.
I do apologize for the diatribe, but really, this cupcake crap annoys me. The potential for really good discussion on this thread keeps getting offset by personal attacks/agendas.