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Originally Posted by robtek
As i've posted quite a few times, i want the documented quirks of all planes reproduced as close as possible.
And yes, i want the pilots in CoD also to heed the warnings of the pilots notes and fly accordingly.
In most planes it was nearly impossible for the pilot to reach the structural limit without trim, not so in the Spitfire, there it was comparatively easy to do that.
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Actually it wasn't that easy to reach the limit and lose the wing, if it was, more would have crashed. There was an issue later in the war with the wings bending and some reinforcement was introduced but that was when the Spit was being used as a dive bomber with a 1,000 lb payload. I don't think we can blame the pre war designers for not thinking of that scenario. details are in the 2TAF series of books by C Shore
Its also noticable that when the limit was reached the wings tended to bend and let the pilot get home, not break and bury the pilot in a hole in the ground. The Spit was designed with more flexability than most aircraft of the time. That should also be covered
I hope you agree that the foibles should include what the Germans thought of the Spitfire. Easier to fly, very easy to take off and land as well as being faultless in the turn.