How to do a cobra maneuver?

[Foxtrot39]

Could be usefull for certain situation or as improvised airbrake for my german jets

Failed to find tutorial about it

[Foxtrot39]

I know those aren't cobra but for me its the same stuff with same result

Gonna try those hints tomorow in test flight adn see if it work

[JtDarth]

While, as others have said, you can't really do a proper cobra (and even with the real one, it's combat advantages are dubious at best), You can do what is effectively a cobra turn (but again, not really because you lack the thrust) which is moderately useful as an anti-headon manuver in arcade and RB (I've never tried it in SB, but I'd imagine it's a no-go there, with how easy it is to screw it up in RB). Unlike with the cobra, a cobra turn done right in war thunder is enough to throw the enemy for a loop, and you have the advantage of trading into a dive, so you don't lose as much momentum, and if modified a bit, can result in you being already halfway through a turnaround as your opponent passes you.
The modified version I mentioned is quite useful against people fond of headons, although I've never tried it in a jet. I'd imagine trying it in a jet would be closer to an wingover crossed with an immelman than anything else.

The only reason that it has any function in war thunder is because war thunder's physics are broken pretty heavily when it comes to momentum and sudden course alterations, especially in arcade.

[Tchazarnek]

Originally posted by Foxtrot39:

i know there there is a pitch option to manualy control your elevator but it require you to press 3 key at once so isn't helping when getting chased, adn not like my entire keyboard is already binded to a option...

What you could do is find a key you never use, then bind all 3 controls onto that key. Or if all keys are in use, buy a mouse that has extra buttons on the side and bind it to one of those.