Stability and Control characteristics of the Early Mark Spitfires

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I am sorry to remind it to some but the Hurri won BoB statically.

The RAF won the BoB, the Hurricane just shot down more enemy aircraft, this is statistically logical considering there were more of them and they concentrated on bombers, I don't think the outcome would have been quite the same if britain had only hurricanes...even if it meant more Hurricanes, the Spit was needed to tackle the 109.

Is longitudinal instability suitable for a fighter ?

it is if the design philosophy is geared toward manouverability.

So, if some plane had some problem with instability

Heres the thing, despite what we know of inherent problems with stability there never was any appreciable recorded issue with most of the aircraft at the time, and many of them were longitudinally unstable.

The fact that the MkV was stretched forward of the CG might have been a way to reduce this problem.

The fact the issue only got a 'stop-gap' remedy with the MkV shows that there probably was no problem of any pressing urgency.

So I don't know what are all this debate for. Crumpp work (because it is obvious that this has taken time to compile for us) shld inspire at least some respect and being debated with arguments and not feelings.

May I remind here that the Spitfire legacy is not privately owned by some individuals but belong to every one?

Yes it's clear that the Spitfire has become a 'labour of love' for Crumpp.