Gentleman:
In Don Caldwell's
JG 26 War Dairy Vol 2, he describes an encounter between Fw 190s and 9 AF P47s on 20 August 1944. Caldwell's report states that, in discussions of air combat tactics, 9 AF P47 pilots reckoned the Fw 190 had a fatal inability to make sharp right turns.
As someone without an aeronautical engineering background, I find this description of such asymmetrical flight characteristics quite baffling. Thus:
- is there other evidence to support the claim of the 190's inability to make tight right turns?
- if there is, is there a readily understood explanation for this characteristic?
Thank you
Don W