Comments by "Gort" (@gort8203) on "Was The Canadair Sabre The Best Sabre?" video.

You need to understand that in the age of guns speed was the most important attribute for a fighter. Speed and climb is what conferred the ability to control the engagement. If tight turns were the decisive attribute aircraft designs would have sacrificed speed for turn rate/radius, but the opposite was the case, at least until effective A-A missiles began to dominate combat.
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