Spitfire supposed to dive better than the 109?

[CaptainDoggles]

Originally Posted by bw_wolverine

Wow. A pilot actually did this test? Did he have to bail out? Surely, he must have.

Was it part of the test or just a 'test' that came out of an accident?

Very cool nevertheless!

Yep, it was an actual test. They started from 40 000 feet.

[bw_wolverine]

Originally Posted by CaptainDoggles

Yep, it was an actual test. They started from 40 000 feet.

I wonder how many forms the pilot had to sign before that one!

[Osprey]

Originally Posted by bw_wolverine

I wonder how many forms the pilot had to sign before that one!

Eric 'Winkle' Brown did it, it was his job to do these types of things.

Read his book, it is excellent, he did a lot of nutcase things, like the time he flew a helicopter from Liverpool to Farnborough for the first time after just reading the manual!