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Old 07-19-2012, 10:41 AM
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Originally Posted by Crumpp View Post
Is not an adopted standard....

Wrong, again - the British adopted standards that had been set by the likes of Lanchester, the NPL and Royal Aircraft Factory- the assertion that neither the RAE or Air Ministry had set standards is completely false. See, for example http://aerade.cranfield.ac.uk/reports.html

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Originally Posted by taildraggernut View Post
Why exactly is this relevant in any case?
Crumpp claimed right at the start of this thread that only the Americans and Germans had adopted standards for stability and control and that the RAE and British Air Ministry had not adopted such standards until after WW2 - such claims show an abysmal ignorance, bias and a lack of objectivity from someone who claims to have in-depth knowledge of aeronautical engineering.