larrysogla

I was just wondering..............since before the U.S. military improved their fighter tactics in WW II to "zoom and boom" (diving attacks and then zooming up to regain altitude to position for another diving attack or to escape at high speed)................they were old schooled in the WW I "turning and fighting" tactics. Also, since the WW II fighters of the U.S. were designed in the pre-WW II years(Corsair, P 47, P 38, P 39, P 40) and during this pre-WW II period........as we all know, the U.S. Military was adhering to the "turning and fighting" tactics.................well then how come the designers did not choose the spoilers as in the P 61................the turn was very tight with the spoilers. It seems that the designers were after some performance that has to do more with rolls and secondarily, of turning ability. Of course the British, Germans, Italians and the Japanese were also not using spoilers. Could we have had really tight turning fighters that would beat the Spitfires and Zeros for turning ability????
'Nuff said
larrysogla