Energy Maneuverability

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Originally Posted by CaptainDoggles

Just a quick note: "nose to nose" typically doesn't mean the same thing as "head on".

It's quite possible for two aircraft to be pointing in totally different directions, but also be in a particular turn geometry called "nose to nose".

I know, but thank you anyway.

Originally Posted by CaptainDoggles

Without looking at the numbers at all, in the above scenario I'd imagine your spit pilot would want to zoom (to encourage the 190 to zoom as well, which slows him down) and then go aggressively for angles in the vertical.

Yes that could work for a little while.