Spitfire supposed to dive better than the 109?

[janpitor]

Maximum permissible actually doesn´t mean maximum that the aircraft can sustain. A safety factor is used in aircraft construction and also in manuals/permissible maneuvers.

[NZtyphoon]

Originally Posted by janpitor

Maximum permissible actually doesn´t mean maximum that the aircraft can sustain. A safety factor is used in aircraft construction and also in manuals/permissible maneuvers.

Originally Posted by jf1981

I would be pleased that they tune up what a human can stand in a fighter aircraft so that one cannot abuse the very high followed by negative Gs.

At the present time, one can handle very high Gs for some time but even a low neg G for long time results in sort of blackout.

Agree 100% with both comments - for interest the Pilot's Notes General, which were always issued and used in conjunction with the Pilot's Notes, say this about g forces and blackout thresholds:



I remember reading somewhere that 109 pilots had slightly higher blackout thresholds because their seats had a greater backward angle than the British - RAF fighters later adopted two-step rudder pedals for similar reasons.