Stability and Control characteristics of the Early Mark Spitfires

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Originally Posted by CaptainDoggles

Well for example the Hurricane, by all accounts, was a very stable gun platform. I don't think you'll find anyone disputing this. That could maybe be classed as "normal".

Every aircraft has its quirks and problems, of course. But right now the major difference in game between a Hurri and a Spit is that one is faster. That really shouldn't be the case, don't you think? They should feel different.

The Hurri was a stable gun platform largely because of the close grouping of the guns, as against the wide spread along the wing of the Spit. The instability in the Spit when firing was in the yaw axis owing to the uneven firing of the guns.

The Hurri and the Spit in game feel completely different. The Spit is lively, light on the controls, the Hurri is sluggish in comparison and stalls far too easily for me. They're completely different Doggles mate.