spitfire snap roll

[TUCKIE_JG52]

Tested, felt the same result... after entering the snap roll, it develops a spin, even if inmediate exit procedure is applied at the moment to enter the snap roll.

It also happens with Bf-109 when full deflections are made... but not if partial deflections of the controls are done, I say that because when I'm in combat, sometimes I accidentally stall, but I can stop the accidental snap roll in a half roll... that's because I was not pulling the stick to the end

Anyway, I'm not sure if it's realistic or not for a plane like that, the only real snap roll I've seen is one from an I-16 with only two turns and a precise stop.

That is hard to evaluate... is there any Spitfire pilot here?

[AndyJWest]

I seem to remember from Spitfire pilot notes that snap manoeuvres were forbidden - perhaps because of the risk of spinning?

[whoarmongar]

After the initial post I tried with the 109.
The 109 was easier to control in the roll, counter rudder stopped the rolls progresion without inducing a spin.
But nothing I did made the Spit "snap" and the Hurricane was even slower.
To be honest I dont know if im trying to do something the aircrafts not capable of, but I have read that a snap half roll was a manouver used by spits to avoid a 109 attack as if the 109 tried to follow it had trouble pulling out of the subsiquent dive due to its controls stiffening up in high speed dives.

[whoarmongar]

I dont think pilots notes are valid for a combat scenario, Low level aerobatics and inducing spins are probably forbiden too, but that doesnt mean they didnt happen. "WARNING MAY CONTAIN NUTS" should be written below the cockpit on my Spit.