As a fighter jet fan, I heard about this difference but I didn't know it so I decide to do some research about it and now I want to share what I have learned.
Pffff yeah, I was like this person before the research and I'm sure that some of you that are reading this always confuse the agility with the maneuverbility it but whether or not you don't know it, I think you should read this because I could be wrong so feel free to correct me in the comment section :)
THE AGILITY
The agility is the ability to the plane to change his flight path in a certain time of period. It is also how fast the jet recover his energy after the maneuver. The agility is more related to acceleration and speed which is not the situation of the maneuverability.
THE MANEUVERABILITY
The maneuverability is explained how fast the plane can change the pointing of his nose without neccessary changing his flight path.Maneuverability is related to the AOA (Angle Of Attack) of the wings of the plane. In other words the highest is the AOA, the maneuverable it is.
EXAMPLE
The EF typhoon is one of the most agile fighter jet in the air
The Su-35 is one of the most maneuverable fighter in the air
QUIZ
Niw you have to give another example of maneuverable or agile airplane you know
@Viper3000ad but trust me or not we have a separation I know about the energy state and the center of Com but this is actually the easiest way to explain it without saying Math time
@HarryBen47 oh no I don't like sarcasm, what I am trying to say with this example, is that there is not define separation for the two definitions. As you very correctly said important role plays the energy state of the plane. But also there are other factors like where is your center of gravity and your center of thrust. Some times manuverability is depending from the agility of the plane and some other times it's a dynamic phenomenon related with flight. This is why you can not classify planes in these categories. Because I bevieve that agility (in your definition) it is one of the variables for manuverability.
@BogdanX could you give me your advice please ?
@Viper3000ad idk I'm not a pilot anyway And I say that I could be wrong so feel free to correct me instead of being sarcastic which is definitively counterproductive I've done my research by reading some pdf files and forums on internet and watching some documentaries and if you want more sarcasm call me when your cessna could outturn an enemy fighter
HarryBen47
Wonderful, so what is the definition for the little cessna? Remember if you have enough altitude (say 3000ft) can reverse course in a very minimal cycle and almost instantaneously (3-5sec). @HarryBen47
@HarryBen47 in fact if it can do this it's because the diving make you gain a lot of energy which is necessary fo maneuver it happens to everything that is plane. the "military monsters" can perform this more faster than your Cessna
@Viper3000ad You already said the response it's not competiting with any militaty monster
Rockwell X-31. It is extremely manuverable, it can do most things, such as stall maneuvers, Pugachev's Cobra, Tailslides, and if you're feeling confident, you can even do a Kulbit!
Cheating... @Viper3000ad
Lol no the an-225 is the best fighter ever! @HarryBen47
Ok let's see. Cessna skyhawks are not competing with any military monster jet like rafale or su27, but if you dive at 60 degrees, make a full roll to any side while you pitch up you have an impressive 180 degrees turn in your course in a few seconds. What do you call this?
@ACEPILOT109 Nothe F-22 is more agile and maneuverable than the An-225
lets see, F-22 is kinda maneuverable from vectored thrust and the An-225 is pretty agile! lol, couldent think of one right now!
@BoganBoganTheMan noOoOoOoOoOo
Literally the same
@Theflyingtrex Yeah but a professional pilot would give his advice a later
@ChiChiWerx
So i was right? @HarryBen47
@Theflyingtrex The F-16 is designed to be a light fighter that's why it's agile comparatively to the F-15 which is an interceptor
F-16= agile?
F-15= manuverable?
@HarryBen47 Oh, well of course!
@Thelegitpilot13 The F-16 :)
USAF planes:
Agile: uh... idk this one yet.
Maneuverable: F-22A
It doesn't actually exist yet, but the Warburg R-3 Buffalo
Ofcourse the best example is SU-37 the best manuverable plane that exist