JensenPark Posted September 12, 2006 Report Share Posted September 12, 2006 This is realistic! In March of 1945 an Il-10 conducted test dogfights against a La-5FN flown by a famous 40-kill ace Vitaliy Popkov, and more than held its own. Il-10 ace A.I. Sirotkin, who flew against Popkov, recalls: “The first exercise scheduled was a chase, with the fighter trying to catch me in a dive. We climbed to 2,000 meters and started. I throttled up and raced towards the earth at about 40 angles nose down. The Lavochkin fell behind. After that I pulled up and began climbing. To everyone’s amazement, the Lavochkin once again fell back; but after a little while it began catching up and finally passed me.†Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enforcer57 Posted September 12, 2006 Report Share Posted September 12, 2006 Keep in mind that those IL-10s were mostly flown by N. Korean pilots, unlike the Migs. Those guys doing the test were well above the average pilot I should think. I think he's mostly correct, with some glaring mistakes. My P-39 lost an elevator in a 420 kt dive online. I know damn well that wouldnt hve happened....diving was one of the P-39s best traits. 400+ just wont cause that much damage. I think most of the flt models are pretty close though. I know i freak at how good hte P-47 is in everybody elses hands but how sluggish it is in mine. Go figure. :?: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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