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Old 07-19-2012, 04:39 PM
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Originally Posted by taildraggernut View Post
Appart from ACE there, can you quote 'anybody' that said the Spit was not unstable?
In fact, yes I can.

Here:

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Originally Posted by NZtyphoon View Post
Crumpp is putting a worst-case scenario on the "buffeting"

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in other threads he has gone as far as to claim that early Spitfires were longitudinally unstable and dangerous to fly
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Originally Posted by NZtyphoon View Post
Now, until Crumpp, or anyone else, can prove beyond reasonable doubt that NACA got their cg calculations right there is a question mark over the longitudinal stability of this Spitfire VA as tested.
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Originally Posted by Fenrir View Post
The NACA test discovered what they discovered - I can't argue with their findings, FOR ONE PARTICULAR AIRCRAFT. However I cannot agree that these are representative of the breed.
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No I didn't think so
Foot in mouth, etc.

Now let's stop this silly derailment of this thread and stay on topic