They actually went up and dog fight each other and because of the speed differance the CAF guys would win or come out even. A large Fighter like the 14 or 18 can’t maintane the tight turn of the Prop planes because they just fall-off.
Hmm. I can’t believe that the prop aircraft would stand much of a chance of actually winning against a modern jet, but I could believe that the jet may find it hard to get a kill shot in, as the prop job could fly that much slower for a given alpha. However, the jet will be able to sustain a much higher AoA and also sustain a much higher g level (we’re talking 9G for an F-15 without CFTs). the jet would also have to use its speed advanatage to get in a good killing position.
EN830, you are right, an aircraft like a Mirage 2000 formating on a Spit would have lots of alpha on and the lateral and directional control is likely to be reduced. There is a good pic of the BBMF formed up with 2 Tornado F3s which shows the AoA difference to good effect. Don’t forget though, that this is formation flying and we are talking about combat here. Very different ball game.
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