A newbies impression of the 109 and spit

[NZtyphoon]

Originally Posted by robtek

Sorry NZTyphoon, but to say that the bobweights were introduced because of the "poor loading ad squadron level" sounds absolutely unconvincing to me.

The bobweights were used to reduce the ease of motion when actuating the elevators, reducing this way the possibility to inadvertently overstress the airframe, regardless of the flightsituation (spin, overspeed or else).

It might sound unconvincing to you but its the truth - unless, like some others on this forum, you believe that you are more of an expert on the matter than Jeffrey Quill.