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Old 07-19-2012, 09:31 AM
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Originally Posted by Crumpp View Post
Spitfire Mk I Operating Notes, July 1940.

What do you think the "violent shudder" is.....hint....PRE-STALL BUFFET.
Precisely....and with an aircraft that is easy to control because it is light in pitch it is much easier for the pilot to control it to the edge of buffet, a Spit pilot only needs to use two fingers to unload the wings at the buffet, easy peasy.