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then why was it brought up in the first place?
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Because people throw terms like "stable" around without really knowing what it means, and think that because an RAF pilot said the Spitfire was "easy to fly" that it must therefore mean the Spitfire was a very stable aircraft.
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No, but it was a response to your claim stability is not a capability of an aircraft
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Never mind. Linguistic difference. I was just pointing out that you don't say "The P-51 is capable of static stability." You say "The P-51 is statically stable." An aircraft is designed to be stable under a particular set of conditions. If you change the conditions then the aircraft might not be stable under those conditions, but you aren't changing the aircraft.
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if it can be changed then it is a variable, which if used to advantage is a capability, now try denying that some aircraft can shift C of G to their benefit.
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Why on earth would I deny that and why is it relevant to the Spitfire?