Leading Edge Slats on the Me-109

[NZtyphoon]

Originally Posted by Crumpp

I agree.

The pre-stall buffeting of the Spitfire and its effects should be modeled.



Yes, except maximum turn rate occurs in smooth airflow not buffeting. The buffet is often used to find this point and then backing off to smooth air.

If you turn in the buffet, your rate will decrease and your radius increase.

The more high energy the buffet, the greater the effect.

Of course Crumpp fails to point out the pre-conditions noted in the NASA report, steeply banked turns with open gun ports; nor does the report state that the instability was actually dangerous, and it does not explain how all of this affected the Spitfire in combat or as a combat aircraft. Nor does Crumpp explain that the Spitfire's stall behaviour was more often praised than slated by NACA, in this and in another report on the Spitfire's stalling characteristics.

And, of course, this is not about the Spitfire anyway - Crumpp has obsessively chased this subject already in other threads - but as to modelling this pre-stall buffet, perhaps, crumpp could develop a program which will allow all gamers to feel this buffeting, either through their joysticks, or the seat of their pants?