F-16XL sustained turn rate

Hey guys, just tested the F-16XL (simulator mode), and oh boy, Gaijin’s math is mathing.

With 41% fuel (about 5.5 minutes of full afterburner at ~700 km/h, which is literally a full-tank MiG-29A), this thing pulls a sustained 7.1–7.3 Gs.

Just to put this joke into perspective, here is how other jets perform with the exact same 5.5-minute fuel load:

Netz Block 10: 6.8 G
M2000C: 6.0G
MiG-29 (9-12): 6.4 G
Rafale: 7.0 G
Eurofighter: 7.3 G

So a heavy prototype delta-wing out-turns a Rafale and matches a Eurofighter. Brilliant flight model tuning right there. Thank you so much, Gaijin, very realistic!

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It’ll probably get changed soon.

Supposedly it’s less draggy when it’s pulling AOA than it is when it’s flying straight atm.

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