Stability and Control characteristics of the Early Mark Spitfires

[CaptainDoggles]

Originally Posted by taildraggernut

Appart from ACE there, can you quote 'anybody' that said the Spit was not unstable?

In fact, yes I can.

Here:

Originally Posted by NZtyphoon

Crumpp is putting a worst-case scenario on the "buffeting"

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in other threads he has gone as far as to claim that early Spitfires were longitudinally unstable and dangerous to fly

Originally Posted by NZtyphoon

Now, until Crumpp, or anyone else, can prove beyond reasonable doubt that NACA got their cg calculations right there is a question mark over the longitudinal stability of this Spitfire VA as tested.

Originally Posted by Fenrir

The NACA test discovered what they discovered - I can't argue with their findings, FOR ONE PARTICULAR AIRCRAFT. However I cannot agree that these are representative of the breed.

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No I didn't think so

Foot in mouth, etc.

Now let's stop this silly derailment of this thread and stay on topic