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Originally Posted by Crumpp
Spin resistant is not the same as unspinnable.
Spin resistant is a specific term in aeronautical engineering. The problem is not my language but the fact it is being interpretated without the realization it is a defined measured condition.
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Ok, but you didn't use the term spin resistant in your post (No 61 for instance.)
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Originally Posted by Crumpp
Again, they act like training wheels on a bicycle. In otherwords, it should be EXTREMELY difficult to spin the aircraft and very easy to recover.
The advantage of the slats is in preventing spins. Find a report on the spin characteristics of the Bf-109.
There is an engineering reason there is not one.
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There were obviously quite a few 109 pilots who didn't know their aircraft was spin resistant and spun in making a piloting mistakes.