Stability and Control characteristics of the Early Mark Spitfires

[CaptainDoggles]

Originally Posted by ACE-OF-ACES

Just as I was saying.. Fighters, than and now, intentionally design an alittle instability to make them more maneuverable!

I just want to point something out here: Adding instability does not necessarily make the aircraft more maneuverable.

Perfect example is the B-2 Spirit. Extremely unstable, but not particularly maneuverable.