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Old 05-06-2012, 11:42 AM
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Actually I find this highlighted phrase (bold) more interesting in the quote of NZTyphoon:

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Characteristics of the elevator control in accelerated Flight: (pages 8 & 9)

The elevator control was found to be powerful enough to develop either the maximum lift coefficient or the allowable load factor at any speed....(page 8 )

The Spitfire airplane had the unusual quality that allowed it to be flown in a partly stalled condition in accelerated flight without becoming laterally unstable. Violent buffeting occurred, but the control stick could be pulled relatively far back after the initial stall flow breakdown without causing loss of control. With the gun ports open, lateral instability in the form of a right rolll occurred, but not until an up-elevator deflection of 10° had been reached and unmistakeable warning in the form of buffeting had occurred. This subject is discussed more fully in reference 2.

The excellent stall warning made it easy for the pilots to rapidly approach maximum lift coefficient in a turn so long as the speed was low enough to avoid undesirably large accelerations at maximum lift coefficient.
The excellent stall warning possessed by the Spitfire was obtained at the expense of a high maximum lift coefficient. The maximum lift coefficient in accelerated flight was 1.21, while the average lift coefficient throughout a stalled turn was usually about 1.01 (9)
It says clearly that when riding the stall the margin was still big on pulling the stick.

I find the red phrase also interesting. Perhaps somebody with excellent understanding of flight mechanics can explain why large accelerations may be bad when flying at stall limit.
 

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