Cos I reckon its not all that marvellous.
Having given it extensive flight testing against various planes I still reckon my trusty Yak3 is the better plane. Sure, on paper that isn't the case but in a tunring dogfight I think that only the I153 and Hurricane can out turn the Yak3. The P39 has too high a stall speed and starts dropping a wing way before the Yak or Hurri.
And the La5, talk about a plane that likes to go straight! Sure its got the speed and power but even a gradual turn takes half the map!
I know that what plane suits you is dependant on how you fly but pretty uch most d/fs become turning fights. I reckon the Yak3 has the best balance of speed and low speed manouverability.


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But yeah, you can hear and feel the P39 being on the limit when in the middle of a turn, but you can't deny that it flips out instantly if you yank the stick back hard even when having lots of airspeed. Easy enough to catch, but slows you down and you lose SA for a few seconds which can be fatal.


