*** Posted by Rapier ***
[Hi Rapier
Thanks for answering.
You shouldn't try to keep constant speed at max G. What you said 450-500 kts is the speed where the F16 can keep the speed constant. Remember the Ps curves of the F16 show that you have to keep the speed between 2 limits that are found on the top of the diagram.
Study very carefully the diagram and then do some training exercises.
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Hi Tiger,

Yes, it's very important to keep at a certain speed when turning because you will find that the harder you pull on the stick the more speed you loose so balancing the throttle at best corner velocity gives you best cornering. Like a race car, go to fast and you'll go off, go to slow and you'll cut the corner and miss the apex completely. The trick is not to turn to hard and to keep the speed just right. I said 450 knt's because have you ever noticed that if you go below 300 Knt's the speed just plumets like someone driving off a cliff. You are right about the P's curves and keeping them within the limits but if you try this when your dogfighting you have taken your eye off the enemy and you will not know where he is. This is why I stress that it's very important to know and judge everything by what you hear, feel, and see. Just say RUN was on a trainging mission and all of a sudden his flight computer goes berserk and his HUD goes on the blink bet when he goes up in training to perform these manuvers he will know them by hart. He'll know what speed he's roughly doing what alt he's roughly at and when and how much to pull back on the stick to give him the best turn rate all without looking at the HUD. Do you see what I mean

Hope this help's

Rapier