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Originally Posted by Ernst
Ok. But how about the positive g's? Check the messages before this one. However i do not tried to trim the Spitfire to verify if it can go to more negative G's yet. Appears it had some positive trim on take off/start.
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Despite appearances otherwise the Spitfire is actually a very strong aircraft. I'm not an expert on G tolerances but I have read combat reports and several Spitfires were able to dive to incredible speeds and pull out at the last moment - usually with a warped airframe and had to be scrapped later. Anecdotal but the Spitfire wasn't weak... I'm not sure how it compares to the FW190.
Which FW190 model was it? A-5? What about the D-9?