
ACE/Dogfight Factors Thoughts
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Posted 13 December 2006 - 09:34 AM
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Posted 26 August 2007 - 03:31 PM
Indeed, my father flew all marks of the Wildcat, plus the Hellcat (and SBD, TBF, etc), and noted the roll rate for the FM-2 was great. The Big P&W engine, lighter weight, less wing loading due to the removal of the extra guns and folding apparatus, plus the larger vertical stabilizer all paid off in a nifty little airplane that he said was the USN's best dogfighter. I am in no position to argue with him. This of course does not make it the best fighter, fighter-bomber, etc, but, like he said, he found it a joy to fly.And it could out-turn a Zero...Gregory...As an aside, most Navy Pilots though 4 guns was quite enough ... had this plane gotten the 1200 HP engine, it might have done better yet, vice the A6M2.
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Posted 27 August 2007 - 03:29 PM
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