Rate VS Radius || BFM Turn Circles

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  • @CTANKEP1985
    @CTANKEP1985 4 роки тому +17

    I’ve watched many different videos explaining this and read through the theory until I understood it. But this just takes it to a whole new level, thank you sir for making this!

    • @311Gryphon
      @311Gryphon  4 роки тому +1

      You are welcome! Thank you!

  • @chrisfitzmaurice7484
    @chrisfitzmaurice7484 4 роки тому +15

    Richard is right - this is the best explanation of rate vs radius I've come across so far. Thanks.

  • @rivian4139
    @rivian4139 3 роки тому +7

    dude ...you have it. Teaching to others is a skill which you have. Also, "learn how to learn" is an attribute which you also have, thanks for the excellent video. By far one of the best (if not the best) videos on the topic.

    • @311Gryphon
      @311Gryphon  3 роки тому

      Those words are humbling and encouraging to me, so you have my thanks. I strive to find ways to teach that are meaningful. I fail a lot, but I'm thankful that from time to time I can find a way to make a difference. Thanks again.

    • @rivian4139
      @rivian4139 2 роки тому

      @@311Gryphon Do you do any 1on1 trainings ? Is there any squadron of yours i can join to get some training?

    • @311Gryphon
      @311Gryphon  2 роки тому

      @@rivian4139 I'm honestly not sure I'd do very well at one on one training. I'd like to find ways I can help but I'm just not ever sure I have the right way figured out. And I rarely play online just because my schedule is kind of busy. If you have any specific things you want to know let me know and if I feel like I have something useful I'll find a way to get you the information.

  • @serginiopaca709
    @serginiopaca709 3 роки тому +21

    You are my hero. Thanks for your comprehensive and simply explanation of turn rate and turn radius fight comparaison.

  • @Tiber234
    @Tiber234 28 днів тому

    Excellent explanation - watched a few vids with 1v1 scenarios ie Growling and Longshot and not really understood the difference of the 1 and 2 circle thing so im only just starting to view actual tutorials like yours which has laid it out in a nice straight forward manner.

    • @311Gryphon
      @311Gryphon  27 днів тому

      Thank you and I'm happy this helped! This is going to sound negative but I don't mean it that way. Longshot and GS are both waaaaayyyy better pilots than me. They've probably forgotten more than I've ever learned. However, most of the videos out there struggle to explain things in a way that is applicable. I just wish I understood more concepts to a depth that allowed me to put together more videos like this. Thanks again!

  • @aviationrambler
    @aviationrambler 3 роки тому +2

    It's very refreshing to see this. Even since the beginning of UA-cam I see people timing how long a turn takes and using that to flame whatever plane isn't their favorite. I've often said, maneuverability is two things, rate and radius, and this helps to illustrate why. The MiG-15 can out rate the A-1 in all flight regimes but the radius of the A-1 is far smaller. By the logic of the keyboard scientist the MiG should win, but that lead to the first American aerial victory of the Vietnam war.
    At 5:38 the rate fighter is going to have a lot of excess energy to play with. The Tomcat would have a similar turn rate as the Viper as long as the Tomcat was at about 300kts. But when the F-16 is rating at 450kts, it can go into the vertical, and fundamentally change the dynamic of the fight. So in this case, our rate fighter could go for a high aspect gun shot, or do a high yoyo, and abuse God's G on the way down, turning it into a two circle.

    • @311Gryphon
      @311Gryphon  3 роки тому +1

      Thank you and I agree on what you've said here. I do tire of people picking their favorite spec or attribute and using it as a cudgel to suggest their favorite [insert item here] is the best. It happens in every online community I'm a part of: tools, guns, cars, virtual airplanes, etc. There are trade offs and the slightest scrutiny of military history shows that the superior nature of the tool matters far less than the way the tool is used. Obviously in dogfighting, the pilot that better understands the trade offs and can evolve the fight to suit his or her tool is going to win. Which is why I almost always lose. I'm still a noob. LOL.

  • @Jedigreeny
    @Jedigreeny 4 роки тому +2

    probably the most info in that video about BFM turn circle than any other on UA-cam I've seen on the subject thanks for that dude

    • @311Gryphon
      @311Gryphon  4 роки тому +1

      You're welcome and thank you. I was hoping it would be helpful but wasn't sure if it really was.

    • @Jedigreeny
      @Jedigreeny 4 роки тому +1

      @@311Gryphon well you you put it in a way that I could understand so so your doing well more like this would be awesome dude!

    • @311Gryphon
      @311Gryphon  4 роки тому +1

      @@Jedigreeny My problem is it takes me forever to understand something well enough to try to talk about it. LOL. But I would like to make more videos like this. Thanks again!

    • @Jedigreeny
      @Jedigreeny 4 роки тому +1

      @@311Gryphon I completely understand that dude

  • @jakobvonpluggenheimer7095
    @jakobvonpluggenheimer7095 3 роки тому +4

    Due, this is the best explanation I've ever seen on this subject. Thank you!

  • @homoerot03
    @homoerot03 2 місяці тому

    This is the best explanation-video on the subject i have come across, yet. Nice!

    • @homoerot03
      @homoerot03 2 місяці тому

      and LOL all other comments say the same omg

  • @johndoe5816
    @johndoe5816 11 місяців тому

    Nice job with this. The illustration of distance traveled with respect to time slices (the difference in length of red vs blue line segments) illustrates the point well of rate vs radius. You are also correct that, upon bringing your nose to bear, you would drive to the approximate ‘elbow’ by holding the adversary at the ‘assessment window’ in what’s known as a high-aspect lead turn designed to keep you pointed near the front of their control zone.
    The decision to execute that lead turn also depends on the relative aspect of the adversary. If it becomes apparent that I could remain behind his 3-9 line on the way to the merge, I would instead drive/extend for a turn circle entry. If it is instead apparent that I could not remain behind the 3-9 on the way to the merge, I would execute a lead turn (drive to the elbow).

  • @edwardhugus2772
    @edwardhugus2772 2 роки тому

    I kind of understood the basics, but to see the red and blue in 1 second increments visually was very very good. I could "kind of" draw it in my head, but to see it animated on a screen was very good. Thumbs up!

    • @311Gryphon
      @311Gryphon  2 роки тому +1

      That's how I was. I couldn't really visualize it or even draw it out past a few seconds. I'm glad this helped!

  • @t3n0n79
    @t3n0n79 2 роки тому +1

    Great and simple explained. It was also for some reason hard for me to get behind it and fully understand. But with your simple explanation I got it.

  • @julianmorrisco
    @julianmorrisco 3 роки тому +1

    Fantastic - finally, after three or so years of ‘knowing’ what rate-radius meant, I actually understand it. As said, it’s the representation of time that made it just click into place.

    • @311Gryphon
      @311Gryphon  3 роки тому +1

      That's what it took for me. I was drawing it out on paper and still couldn't make sense of it, then it dawned on me that I needed to see positions related to time. Thanks!

  • @alexashitomi
    @alexashitomi 2 місяці тому

    The best explanation so far!! Many Thanks!

  • @trumanhw
    @trumanhw Рік тому

    Thank you, including the 'per second' spacing was helpful. As an illustrative-suggestion (if not for you, for others): If you pause @5:02 ... irrespective who turns "faster," the fighter on the inside (smaller radius) gets a firing solution bc they'll be in lead while the blue fighter is still (at best) in lag.
    @5:33 Perhaps drawing the 'cone' (arc someone can target an IR with) 'rotating' out the front to show when each fighter enters the lethal zone of their opponent; perhaps to show why "rate" matters most for all-aspect IR. (which you taught me)
    @5:33, the blue aircraft (assuming up to 45° L + R or 90° range) already would be in it's lethal zone. In contrast, the red fighter is still 45° from having that same firing solution. That all of course is predicated off my general ignorance as I neither play video games nor (obviously) have actual experience as anything more than private pilot lessons...and in which I would assume I'm still wrong in some ways, etc. But as merely potential suggestions of what I think I learned from you. Again, thanks.

    • @311Gryphon
      @311Gryphon  Рік тому

      Those are great tips/ideas. My "animations" are pretty crude because I don't know how to animate and don't have any decent software to do it, so sometimes I'm limited on that but those are great tips and I appreciate the feedback. Thanks!

  • @ericlawrence9729
    @ericlawrence9729 Рік тому +1

    Great job, very well done. Love the time representation. Keep up the great work. God Bless

  • @w_elder2199
    @w_elder2199 3 роки тому

    Best explaination of that goddamn circles, thank you very much bro

  • @Truth_Hurts528
    @Truth_Hurts528 4 роки тому +2

    Exactly what I’ve been looking for. Thanks

    • @311Gryphon
      @311Gryphon  4 роки тому

      You got it. Thanks!

    • @SparkyBob357
      @SparkyBob357 4 роки тому

      Agree this explained the difference very well

  • @5starstudiomedia
    @5starstudiomedia 3 роки тому

    Thanks so much, you have made it way easier to understand now, while the other videos didin't. All the best

    • @311Gryphon
      @311Gryphon  3 роки тому

      Thanks, I was hoping this would help explain things. Now if I could just get to the point where I understood more concepts I'd try to help with those as well!

    • @5starstudiomedia
      @5starstudiomedia 3 роки тому

      @@311Gryphon Yes please do would be a world of help. Thx

  • @TheMorayMosstrooper
    @TheMorayMosstrooper Рік тому

    Thank you - very clearly illustrated.

  • @ryansta
    @ryansta 2 роки тому +1

    Good illustration. Doe's help a lot to see it visually.

  • @dinubunica
    @dinubunica 3 роки тому

    the best video explaining the difference !! excelent. As in for the rate advantage in guns only, the fact that the blue can fly strait towards the elbow for 2-4 sec before the second merge, gives him a big energy advantage for the rest of the fight: for example he can climb a little before the second merge so on the second turn around can pull more than sustained T/R cause of the gravity assist... etc

    • @311Gryphon
      @311Gryphon  3 роки тому

      That makes sense. Thanks. I still haven't figured out how to use that advantage in something like a Viper VS a Tomcat but that definitely makes sense.

    • @dinubunica
      @dinubunica 3 роки тому

      @@311Gryphon :)))) be carefull as a well flown F14 out-rates all DCS planes by far ;) In a 2 circles fight the f14 is unbeatable ! Unless he does some big errors

    • @311Gryphon
      @311Gryphon  3 роки тому

      @@dinubunica An F-14 can definitely turn...but it shouldn't be able to out rate a Viper. I think it can get close but if both are flown properly the Viper should have a more rate and won't have to slow down for it. Although that's the trick...not slowing down. If they're both going 300 knots the Tomcat would undoubtedly have the advantage, so I guess in a practical sense you're right, although I would not say the F-14 is unbeatable in any situation. The one big advantage the Hornet and Viper have over the Tomcat is that they can exchange huge amounts of energy for angles and get it back fairly quickly (the Viper more so). If I read things correctly the Tomcat will destroy itself if it tries to keep up on G alone. But...it's undeniable that the Tomcat can turn really well and is dangerous in a knife fight.

    • @dinubunica
      @dinubunica 3 роки тому

      @@311Gryphon I'm not talking about reality, but only about the game DCS. I did all the tests with 1% gas and 50% gas . I can give you the tackview files if you want ;)

    • @311Gryphon
      @311Gryphon  3 роки тому

      @@dinubunica Gotcha. I'll take your word for that because I know DCS isn't exact. I'd love to take a look at the tacview just for fun but I believe you.

  • @foxglow6798
    @foxglow6798 2 роки тому

    This just blew my mind. I can actually understand dogfight videos now.

    • @311Gryphon
      @311Gryphon  2 роки тому

      Thanks and I'm happy I could help. A lot of videos out there will mention rate or radius, or one circle or two circle, but they don't ever explain why it matters. It got kind of frustrating for me. I hope at some point to understand things better so I can do some deeper dives in videos.

  • @sakura-s7h9g
    @sakura-s7h9g 5 місяців тому

    O.M.G. Perfect explanation.

  • @N330AA
    @N330AA 3 роки тому

    Very clear explanation, cheers.

  • @Dynamatt172
    @Dynamatt172 9 місяців тому

    This video helped your understanding aswell as mine. Thanks.

  • @asierlekerika6583
    @asierlekerika6583 3 роки тому

    The best explanation i've seen...

  • @rembratt
    @rembratt 2 роки тому

    Great explanation!

  • @darthioan
    @darthioan 2 роки тому

    Thank you for this. I felt so stupid not getting it. Now, I do.

    • @311Gryphon
      @311Gryphon  2 роки тому +1

      Honestly I still feel kind of stupid about it, but I made the video to try to answer my own questions, so I'm happy that it's helping others as well.

  • @marianandnorbert
    @marianandnorbert 3 роки тому +1

    could you maybe do a video on explaining how to turn (haha yes irony) the fight around? like transitioning to your advantageous circle fight when you are at a disadvantage, or how to shake someone who’s tailing you for example

    • @311Gryphon
      @311Gryphon  3 роки тому +1

      I can try but it might be a bit. For one I don't consider myself to be an expert on dogfighting and I hesitate to get too deep into the technical concepts if I don't fully understand them. But I may be able to throw something together at some point.

    • @marianandnorbert
      @marianandnorbert 3 роки тому

      @@311Gryphon okay, well I can only hope!

    • @daredemontriple6
      @daredemontriple6 Рік тому

      @@marianandnorbert This is a really old comment thread so you may have already found your answer, but the reality is that tuning a fight around depends a lot on the conditions. For example, if you have an energy advantage and you have gotten stuck into a two circle fight you don't want to be, you could go vertical. The chasing aircraft will lose it's energy before you do (hopefully) and be forced to nose down to regain speed and lift earlier. The result is basically as if you both slow down to a stop and then start going the other direction, and suddenly it's now you who are chasing them! But that assumes an energy advantage, and also that the chasing aircraft isn't that much more powerful that they can overcome the discrepancy - such as say an F-15K chasing an F-18C, where the Eagle's thrust-to-weight might be that much more than the Hornet's that it can overcome the difference in energy.
      There's a lot of ways to potentially turn a fight around and it all depends on what you're flying, what's chasing you, and what the conditions are. Are you laden with ordnance? Do you have any significant altitude to manoeuvre and/or trade for energy? Are there nearby terrain features that can be used to force a certain manoeuvre? Hell, even just is your opponent paying attention? - As alluded to here, knowing the sort of circle fight your opponent wants, you might fake left but go right in order to trick them into turning the wrong way and accidentally engaging you in your preferred circle fight. Likewise you could use a sudden change of direction and/or feint at one to encourage a better fight - for example in the above 1 circle fight, the F-16 could jink to dodge the F-14's shots, and then fake a continued left turn only to turn back right when the F-14 commits to going all the way around it's circle. It may not solve the issue right away but it will disrupt the fight and give the F-16 breathing room to try and re-engage in a more preferential way.

  • @mazzmo77
    @mazzmo77 Рік тому

    excellent explanation 👌

  • @NicolaFietta
    @NicolaFietta 3 роки тому +1

    Thank you!

  • @TheLostPig
    @TheLostPig 3 роки тому

    Amazing work. Thank you

  • @syedusamamanzoor1838
    @syedusamamanzoor1838 3 роки тому

    That was awesome! Everything makes sense now. Thank you 😊

    • @311Gryphon
      @311Gryphon  3 роки тому +1

      You got it, and thank you!

  • @MorangRus
    @MorangRus 4 місяці тому

    Blue definitely has energy advantage at its optimal performance. Shouldn't he attempt vertical maneuvers? And how Red can cope?

  • @RTSchramm
    @RTSchramm 3 роки тому

    Nice video, simple and quick.

    • @311Gryphon
      @311Gryphon  3 роки тому

      That's what I was hoping for. Thanks!

  • @tesseractcubed
    @tesseractcubed 3 роки тому

    In a two circle gun fight, the goal of the plane with a larger radius and higher turn rate appears to be to take the excess energy from turning fast to gain a position advantage behind the slower fighter. The rate fighter can choose to lessen the turn and align the circles better, or choose to use the vertical component to do a high yo-yo style maneuver. At least, that is what my immediate thoughts are

    • @311Gryphon
      @311Gryphon  3 роки тому +1

      That seems right the more I study this and the more I play DCS. If I can rate in 2 circle it seems like I can offset vertically and if I position and time things correctly I can do an excursion and trade excess energy for position. I'm not good enough yet to get that right every time, but the option seems to be there.

  • @NHDbrouf117
    @NHDbrouf117 9 місяців тому

    Excellent !
    Nothing more to add, besides a huge thanks for your work !

  • @x1101126
    @x1101126 13 днів тому

    This is informative ☺️

  • @thearno2885
    @thearno2885 4 роки тому +1

    Perfect

  • @myusername3689
    @myusername3689 3 роки тому

    Slower speed decreases radius and g force but also decreases rate, faster speed increases radius and g force but also increases rate.

  • @bsinforoso
    @bsinforoso Місяць тому

    thx

  • @Rangvald8909
    @Rangvald8909 3 роки тому

    So the plane with the smaller radius will win in a one circle fight, while the plane with the faster turn-rate will win in two-circle.

    • @311Gryphon
      @311Gryphon  3 роки тому

      Yes they will, unless the other plane changes the fight somehow.

    • @Rangvald8909
      @Rangvald8909 3 роки тому

      @@311Gryphon cool, thanks :) I’m trying to learn this stuff because I’d like to build a monster PC in a year or two with VR, so I can get really good at DCS.

  • @AIRWARFAREGROUP
    @AIRWARFAREGROUP 4 роки тому

    What group do you fly with?

    • @311Gryphon
      @311Gryphon  4 роки тому

      Mostly solo. I fly with a friend sometimes. I keep meaning to jump on a server but I rarely have a block of time to commit.

    • @AIRWARFAREGROUP
      @AIRWARFAREGROUP 4 роки тому +1

      @@311Gryphon Looks like we're approaching DCS from a similar vector point...although our group focuses on replicating what we can from real-world open source documents and drawing from related military experience to provide quality DCS content...perhaps we will meet up and fly together sometime.
      JUICE

  • @Hypafrag
    @Hypafrag 4 роки тому

    Very good and understandable visualization. But it’s not clear what you mean by “best circle”.

    • @311Gryphon
      @311Gryphon  4 роки тому +1

      When I say "best circle" I mean that the plane is using the appropriate speed and G to get their best sustained turn rate or best sustained turn radius, whichever they need. Thanks for the tip...I'll try to think of a better way to say that.

    • @Hypafrag
      @Hypafrag 4 роки тому

      Thanks for clarification. Shouldn’t there be 2 different best circles per plane then? One for smallest radius and one for highest turn rate.

    • @311Gryphon
      @311Gryphon  4 роки тому +2

      @@Hypafrag That's another point where I think I can cause confusion if I'm not careful. Technically I think that is true. In a given configuration a plane would have a best rate and a best radius (and then there is sustained and instantaneous turns as well). In any given conflict the pilot will either need to make the best rate or the best radius depending on the situation, and in those cases the "best circle" that I'm referring to would be whichever one gives the best advantage compared to the opponent. I hope that makes sense. There are a lot of variables and I'm not necessarily the person with the best grasp on them for sure!

    • @Hypafrag
      @Hypafrag 4 роки тому

      Yeah, I understand there’s no perfect way to explain it, you either making good explanation for those who want it as simple as possible or for those who want as many details as possible.

  • @Eucsneto
    @Eucsneto 3 роки тому

    So.. rate is better than radius. Right?

    • @311Gryphon
      @311Gryphon  3 роки тому +1

      Not necessarily. It's just a case of needing to know how your plane stacks up against the other plane and how to use that to your advantage. Which is easier for me in a radius fighter but I tend to like rate fighters better.

    • @Eucsneto
      @Eucsneto 3 роки тому

      @@311Gryphon Nice. I fly at IL2 Sturmovik Stalingrad. And Im also studing geometry to improve my skills. Do you have any more videos about that?

    • @311Gryphon
      @311Gryphon  3 роки тому +1

      @@Eucsneto I wish I did have more videos like this but sadly, my understanding of these concepts is usually not as good as some other channels. I'm trying to understand some other concepts a bit better and then come up with ways to show those visually but I just haven't had any breakthroughs lately.

    • @Eucsneto
      @Eucsneto 3 роки тому

      @@311Gryphon Thanks.. your video was very helpful anyway. As you are also studying all of that stuff, I strongly recomend you this video series: ua-cam.com/video/Vse3Fn0jx2w/v-deo.html&ab_channel=ZELATOR

  • @roovexer
    @roovexer 3 місяці тому

    The first half of the video is a complete waste of time filled with excuses on why the video is poorly made.