Recent content by Kai Lae

For the purposes of the discussion, the characteristics of the 109 are basically irrelevant. That, is actually, a completely different can of worms that I don't want to get into right now. The topic is confined to the capabilities of the P-40, against stipulated characteristics of the 109. I as...

It's an argument over P-40E performance characteristics, specifically, over the ability of the aircraft to turn. My background is basically electrical engineering, so I find it difficult to make what I believe the case that the aircraft should be able to outturn most if not all types of Me-109...

Thanks for the info. This tracks closely to previous information that I have seen. The problem is that (as I understand it, my background is electrical) a power off CLmax of between 1.2-1.4 is typical. Knowledgeable people have told me that a CLmax of nearly 1.7 is the equivalent of finding a...

Pretty much posting this because I don't know where I should be looking that I haven't already. I'm looking for some very specific data about the P-40E regarding it's wing design, specifically, the determination of it's coefficient of lift (CLMax). The only data on this that I have been able to...