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Old 05-09-2012, 09:44 PM
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Originally Posted by 41Sqn_Stormcrow View Post
Putting weights to the tail for what purpose?
Better to say inertia weights (or bob weights) were added to the control circuits of the elevators - I'm not sure if later Spitfires with the bigger elevator mass balances continued to use them.