Yeah it's why gliders have insane amounts of lift but cant go fast. More lift=more drag

@@matthewredman7814 Exactly, you got it

Not exactly, drag doesn't "expand exponentially faster than lift, " not for regular airfoils that aren't stalling It's more practical to model lift and drag coefficients as functions of angle of attack, and when graphed, it becomes clear that although the rate of change of the lift coefficient is greater than that of the rate of change of the drag coefficient initially, as the angle of attack increases (usually approaching a critical value like stall/flow separation), the drag coefficient will begin to overtake the lift coefficient; another very informative way of analyzing lift, drag, and AoA, is the lift-to-drag ratio as a function of angle of attack given constant velocity, which tends to be greater than 1 initially but then decrease as AoA increases (and then it might increase again but we don't talk about that because no one flies at 155 degree aoa) it depends on the shape of the airfoil, but that is generally the case And because of this, planes are flown with small AoA, optimizing lift-drag efficiency delta wings are not like ordinary airfoils, they instead rely on flow separation and vortex formation over the top surface of the wing, creating a region of low pressure, to generate lift at extreme AoA, and at near 0 AoA, the wing barely generates any but like i said before, at such AoA, the drag coefficient tend to be pretty high so in any attempt to maneuver, a delta wing aircraft will sacrifice relative large amounts of kinetic energy to drag due to the high AoA nature of its maneuvers

@@plat216 Yea, if you get into the nitty gritty that is the case; thanks for deeper dive into it. I just really kept it simple cause I wasn’t sure how deep I could get into it before confusing people. Only mentioned that drag increases exponentially compared to lift due to the induced drag coefficient equation, which doesn’t account for the friction and separation drag, but it is correct thst lift starts off higher than drag, or else planes wouldn’t really be able to go anywhere efficiently, and a lot of factors go into it, such as airfoil shape, both for the cross-section and wing type (elliptical wings being the best and tapered wings being not as efficient but easier to manufacture), and altitude to name a few off the top of my head. Did I miss anything or make any errors in this statement, plat?

​@@bubblesofthecoast6393 Now we will never know

And it really hurts all the time...

Honestly being a “main” of a small nation ingame is kinda dumb. I mean only the big 3 get Love and we all know that for at least a couple of years now…

France has joined Britain in the suffer box

@@Spitflyer At least britain has vehicles lmao

SO TRUE!!! That’s why you guys are getting the most modern fighter jet this update right?

J35D is also suffering from the nerf of its manevourability in mouse aim mode

Ehh, call me a masochist but I've loved the challenging playstyles and quirky vehicles of France, and I've never used a premium to grind (only the Yak for SL)

Idk France still has a lot of good fighters, ie Jag, Etendard, Mystere, but yeah the Mirages super disappointing

@@thomasmacdonough288 I'm with you but please don't call the Jag a good fighter it's an actual brick

@@VerdigrisTrees Idk about that man between the GR.1A, GR.1 and E I have 279 kills to 153 deaths, and on the E alone I have 99 kills to 27 deaths with a 61% winrate Ik K/D isn't the best determiner for a plane's quality but when the gap is that big I feel like it has to speak to something about the Jaguar's ability to fight

1.8 seconds actually, compared to every other missile's 0.5 seconds. That shot still should have been within proxy range tho

@@collander7766 I thought it’s 1.8 motor burning and 1.5 fuse timer. Which means that you have a short window of effective range, especially since the drag change that limits the range of missile when the motor burns out.

@@Hunting_Party the booster is 2 seconds, the proximity fuse delay is 1.8 seconds.

My biggest problem was starting off that dogfight on equal terms

It’s a monster, and one of my favorites. At 10.3 it can consistently reach Mach 1.1 on the deck

Sure you can farm attackers but if you come up against anything that can climb or dogfight (or both) you’re a sitting duck regardless of the situation. Imo this is the weakest 10.3 plane and that’s what the video is about

@@Spitflyer Agreed that it isn't a dominant fighter, but with how the meta was a few months ago, 2 great missiles 1 meh fat IR 550 and good positioning netted me a good survival rate with 2-3 kills per game

That's actually fucking criminal holy shit 💀

The F-86A-5 is still 20k for some reason as well and you have to fight faster things than you with missles every game

User skins can change afterburner colors There is a new afterburner effect coming but it's not that

its the RAAF market skin

it used to be 10k at one point, was my SL grinder and fun machine for a time haha

Noticed this yesterday the Magic’s felt like trash compared to a month ago. Before they would semi lead target now they’re like aim 9g

@@Soggy-Soy-Toy 9js just seem better off the rails and with the heat sensitivity changes, it makes no sense to to fire more than 2km away anymore rather have a fast missile with fast proxy time than something for longer range. IR long range missiles suck hence why 9gs are mediocre and same with magics

Video soon

@@Spitflyer Thanks!

I think you're talking about the IIIC. The IIIE entered the game when the F-4E dominated. It always curbstomped the IIIE but the IIIC could hold on

@@Spitflyer Well, true, actually, but IIIE had one big improvement over the IIIC, at least in my opinion: actually having countermeasures, which added just that much more survivability in battles.

In RB most of the delta wing fighters are heavily gimped by the mouse aim instructor, which restricts how hard the jet can actually pull by a considerable amount because it’s designed to prevent you from getting the jet into an uncontrollable state. In sim you can whip your nose around much faster because there is no limit, it’s on you not to pull so far into the red that you lose control. When you utilise your energy well you can really surprise people with the angles you can generate and hit some pretty high angle snap shots with a bit of practice. In RB it’s just a pretty sad triangle.

Oh really? Didn't the Mirage 3C destroy the Egyptian aircraft with one week? But you Americans lost against Migs in Korea...

Just got home I’ll have a look now

​@@Spitflyer can i have a question? Do you think that its FAIR that swedens only FRALE EQUIPED draken is Premium J35XS? Shouldnt it be copy paste in tech tree just like F104S?

Cold hard facts.

This is one of the things I have tried to articulate (perhaps poorly) in the video. It's definitely not meant to get down and dirty and almost needs the team around to do well (first game shows that nicely).

@@Spitflyer there are planes that you can get good results with simply because “it’s at 9.3-10.3 with missile and flares”. Doesn’t mean you will have fun doing it. The mirage is a perfect example.

​@@Hunting_Party F-5E, MIG-21SMT, F-8E, are the most fun I've had in a long time in War Thunder.

So "exceptional' that almost nobody plays it nowadays.

That's why you don't dogfight it...And even in reality this plane was built for seer performance, but that was the point that missiles got better (during Vietnam) and MiG 21 was a better platform, even if worse in classic gunfight. Similar case with F-8s and Phantom... In any war it fought , however, pilots feared the 19 more than a 21 in close quarters . So , while game isn't RL or anything... at least it stays true to the legend in some occasions. However, let's be realistic here... You don't have to play the 19s game, you can lead it to yours and win. Priority being keep away from his guns and lead it to speeds it can't handle but you can...

I would argue that the Crusaders don't struggle as such but they're a whole BR above it

​@@Spitflyer Yeah, 9.3 is hardly getting uptiered past 9.7 currently. So the Mig-19 is having a very good time. Provided the pilot is aware enough to keep an eye out for 9Gs and Ds being warmed his way...

3e is a bit heavier than any of the C variants(engine gives a bit more power but weighs more so the accel is a wash and you turn worse). Still worth it for flares though IMO. Im just glad they fixed the wings. For the longest time after release this thing loved to just fall apart whenever you started pulling hard. I still remember how it had like 6G max pull on release. Thankfully they realized that was fucking dumb and have fixed the FM since then.

LOL

Its tricky to fight against a competent A5C player. But with the F5C, dont hold S like every wallet warrior does, try to keep your speed high, preferably above 600-700 kmh. Once you dip below that speed range, youll start to struggle, you cant extend because your acceleration Isn't good enough, and you cant sustain your energy in a turn fight at low speeds. Avoid going into the vertical with an A5C.

Big tip: F5C CAN turn, but it doesn’t mean you should. You can beat absolutely anything in a dogfight provided you don’t dip below 0.9 Mach. If you can learn to turn at a rate that you can maintain 0.9 Mach, you’ll find other players you’re fighting will bleed all their speed before you, and you can clean them up that way. Wait until you bleed their energy & then strike, but if they run, youre screwed cuz the F5C is just slow

@GravityWell No need to be so salty. I've already unlocked the f16adf and knows how to play the game decently well it's just sometimes i feel like the a5c is oddly maneuverable for an attacker and have some good engines at the same time

@@Northern00 "absolutely anything" lol no

That's because it is gaijin gimped this plane for no reason irl it has much better low and high speed maneuverability even with some of it's pylons loaded

Definitely not a skill issue given the background footage

​@@Spitflyer it is while the mirage 3e is not the best 10.3, like you said, it is not terrible the mirage can win dogfights if you properly manage your speed