P-40, not that bad

[SFC_Tako]

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[Lusekofte]

Good flying. I like the P 40

[JG1_Barton]

P-40 is okay as long as you keep your speed up.  Plenty of enemy pilots underestimate it.

[jollyjack]

Well, a P-40 doing turns in a dogfight is quickly reducing it's speed; hard to speedup again, as with many other planes. Wonder winch is best at that.

 

Seeing the video i wonder why fighter plane builders never made any defense systems working rearwards for a one man plane.

Like a rain of spikes let loose from the tail, or small leveled glider type flying bomblets.

 

Edited July 10, 2020 by jollyjack

[JG1_Barton]

Because the weight penalty, complexity, and effectiveness make it not worth it.

[Reggie_Mental]

P40 sux bawlz.?

 

I actually paid good money for this asthma attack of an aeroplane. 

 

I-16 is a better fighter all round. Even for speed!

[JG1_Barton]

If you’ve got speed from a dive this plane is really good. Drops flaps very quickly so overshoots can be easy to force if you do it right.  Though if you get slow you’re practically a sitting duck.