I see a lot of people having a whine about the flying razor when they are up against it. I've been paying attention to my K:D ratio when flying the razor and when flying against it.

So far no real difference either way. Facing 3 razors in my camel last night, I was 7:2 before I dropped back to around 3:1. So didn't seem to have any disadvantage facing a flock of good players in razors.

When flying the razor, others seem to have no issue shooting me down. Over a game I'll wind up with a K:D somewhere between 2:1 and 3:1.

Hi

I have the D8 but i dont fly it and it is not upgraded. I fly the Dr I (the red baron / or snoopy one lol) and i have upgraded it to the max. The last upgrade i made was to push the manoeuvrability to the max (5 bars). And i must say after the 2 bombs launched, it is really impressive in dogfighting a SE5 !

If you're a turnfighter, no, the D VIII has no specific advantages.
But my razor is only halfway upgraded, and I've had some pretty unreal games in it. I like to thing I would have had those games with or , without it, but the simple truth is I probably wouldn't. In the razor, I was flying vs. wig, and matching him kill for kill, to the point where he started dropping. Without it, my k-d is usually probably 7-4ish, but with it, I'm usually 2.5-1 through 4-1. I'm a head-on specialist, and I kill a LOT in it.
So against anybody under level 27, it is an advantage. Against skilled head-on fighters like Davy and Max, not really

G.I. Mac wrote: If you're a turnfighter, no, the D VIII has no specific advantages.
But my razor is only halfway upgraded, and I've had some pretty unreal games in it. I like to thing I would have had those games with or , without it, but the simple truth is I probably wouldn't. In the razor, I was flying vs. wig, and matching him kill for kill, to the point where he started dropping. Without it, my k-d is usually probably 7-4ish, but with it, I'm usually 2.5-1 through 4-1. I'm a head-on specialist, and I kill a LOT in it.
So against anybody under level 27, it is an advantage. Against skilled head-on fighters like Davy and Max, not really

So if it is a killer for long range shot and it does not matter how it is upgraded : it is a little aim difficult to target and shot down, like the fokker E3 but may be not much more, and i have shot down D8s as well with my SE5 several times in long range shots.

The problem with SE5 is that it is 4 bars for manoeuvrability, and i dont know the size of the aim it is making for opponents.

If its alter ego in Dogfight the game is the Dr I : the Dr I has 5 bars for manoeuvrability, the SE5 5 bars for speed.

And speed is may be less important than manoeuvrability in fight...

I think Dr I is a good choice for those who cannot afford the price of the D8.

Its equivalent in allied planes are much more expansives.