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Originally Posted by MLL67RSSS
...As for the turning thing, here is what I based my statement on. From pilots who actually flew them in combat.
http://www.bushwings.com/Diary1.html
"A single engine airplane will normally attempt to escape with a left turn. Because of torque and P-factor, it can make a sharper turn to the left than to the right. In a P-38 if we were trying to escape an enemy single engine fighter, we would normally make a turn to the right, with counter rotating props we could turn equally well in both directions, but remember the enemy single engine fighter didn’t turn quite as well to the right as to the left. That is why we would turn right. " |
Fair enough. The roll rate has a big part in initiating a hard turn. I don't know about "sharper turn" but quicker is just as important, I would guess. Turning to a known enemy's weaker side would be part of the tactics and training I was talking about. Knowledge is power and choosing to turn to the right avoids the possibility that your enemy could turn inside you and get his sights on you.
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