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Old 07-12-2010, 04:58 PM
JtD JtD is offline
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Originally Posted by AndyJWest View Post
JtD, I think you are mistaken about what 'corner speed' means.
I don't think I am, and actually think the three of us are on the same page now, just using different words for the same thing or looking at it from a different point of view.

Essentially, below corner speed the plane stalls before it breaks, above corner speed it may break before it stalls. Flying at corner speed gives you best rate and radius of turn. That's about it.

Note: WW2 warbirds are in general not capable of maintaining corner speed.

Last edited by JtD; 07-12-2010 at 05:00 PM.
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