Spitfire supposed to dive better than the 109?

[Glider]

Winny
One thing that struck me about that posting is how measured the results were, the pressure that had to be applied, the point at which the weasurments were taken, the time taken to bank at a set speed and so on. Clearly they were not just relying on the pilots opinions.
Excellent posting and that Gloster looks as if it would have been well able to take care of itself, what a roll rate.

[winny]

Originally Posted by Glider

Winny
One thing that struck me about that posting is how measured the results were, the pressure that had to be applied, the point at which the weasurments were taken, the time taken to bank at a set speed and so on. Clearly they were not just relying on the pilots opinions.
Excellent posting and that Gloster looks as if it would have been well able to take care of itself, what a roll rate.

Thanks, it's just a page from the 109 tests at the RAE.

If anyone would like a copy of it let me know and i'll put it on Dropbox.

[SiThSpAwN]

Originally Posted by winny

Thanks, it's just a page from the 109 tests at the RAE.

If anyone would like a copy of it let me know and i'll put it on Dropbox.

I would love a copy

[winny]

Originally Posted by SiThSpAwN

I would love a copy

Ok, it's available HERE to download.

It's a 40 page PDF scan of the original. 14mb ish.

It's Dropbox so dunno how fast it is...

Maybe I should say what it is! It's the 109 vs Spitfire combat/performance trials report.

[NZtyphoon]

Originally Posted by winny

Ok, it's available HERE to download.

It's a 40 page PDF scan of the original. 14mb ish.

It's Dropbox so dunno how fast it is...

Maybe I should say what it is! It's the 109 vs Spitfire combat/performance trials report.

Thanks for that winny - seeing the full report cf the abbreviated version so often cited is interesting.

[Osprey]

Yes thank you Winny.

[winny]

Originally Posted by NZtyphoon

Thanks for that winny - seeing the full report cf the abbreviated version so often cited is interesting.

No problem, I'll leave it in my dropbox for a week or so in case anyone else wants it.

[JG52Krupi]

Isn't that the report which was full of utter BS as they didn't fly the 109 properly?