Flight Modeling vs. Flight Handling.

[ElAurens]

But I'm not saying two identical machines, I'm saying different machines with identical (or close enough for the real world) performance numbers.


I realize this is a somewhat cerebral discussion.

There have been posts in the past, going back all the way to the start of IL2, where there are those that say that if two aircraft have the same wing loading and power loading then they will perform the same.

This is a common thread among many sim pilots.

I'm saying this is not necessarily the case. One could be so difficult to fly that achieving it's max performance would be nearly impossible, whereas the other could have such beautifully harmonized controls that relatively inexperienced pilots could achieve the outside of the envelope with ease.

In the sim this difference would be so slight that it would make no difference.

It this making sense?