Stability and Control characteristics of the Early Mark Spitfires

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Originally Posted by 6S.Manu

I've never stated it was dangerous to spin in it because of the recovery: conversely I keep claiming that it was prone to spin... and spinning in combat it's far from a safe manouvre.

It can save you life once, twice... but air combat is also a matter of numbers! It's really possible that another guy died because his wingman spinned down.

I know what you were getting at, I just thought it was somewhat tenuous to have brought it up, the thread is about Spitfire stability not about bad decisions made in combat.