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Originally Posted by Crumpp
The issue was solved in the Spitfire Mk V!!
You understand that the bob-weights and subsequent empennage changes to the design were to fix the instability??
It is only a factor in the early Mark Spitfires.
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Please provide documented evidence that Henshaw was only referring to Spitfire Is and IIs, otherwise this is just clutching at straws.
AA876 Vb 2223 EA M45 FF 25-10-41 during test flight 6-2-42 George Pickering reached a speed of 520mph in a dive. The aircraft disintigrated He was severely injured and never flew again. SOC before delivery not to be replaced. Airframe to RAE 9-4-42 for accident invest
MA480 IX CBAF M63 46MU 1-6-43 82MU 14-6-43 La Pampa 2-7-43 Casablanca 14-7-43 Middle East 1-9-43 Dived into ground Egypt FACB 10-10-43
08-03-2012, 02:06 PM
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