Leading Edge Slats on the Me-109

[ACE-OF-ACES]

Originally Posted by II/JG53 Rolf

AOA - Sir, how could this happen?

Does not mater how..

In that based on Erwin Leykauf quote, an actual WWII Bf109 pilot we know that it happened, i.e.

Originally Posted by Oberleutnant Erwin Leykauf

Less experienced pilots could put a Bf 109 into a stall and spin when the slats deployed on one wing and not the other in a tight turn. When slats deployed unevenly in tight turns, they would disrupt the airflow, causing the ailerons to ‘snatch’ enough to shake a Bf 109, spoiling the pilot’s aim

Agreed?

Either way you seem a little confused..

Allow me to bring you up to speed!

This all started with me saying the following..

Originally Posted by ACE-OF-ACES

Especially in light of the fact that there are many accounts of how leading edge slats CAUSED spins!!

Where, for what ever reason, the leading edge slats did not deploy evenly and thus induces (CAUSE) the plane to spin..

Not to mention the accounts of the leading edge slats POPPING out suddenly such that they 'changed' the aerodynamics such that the pilot had to quickly adjust his controls.. In essence startling the pilot such that he may have over compensated and CAUSE the plane to stall or even spin

To which robtek responded asking for proof of the accounts, i.e.

Originally Posted by robtek

Now there you have to bring some proof that the assymetric action of the flaps, which was intended, was causing spins.

Initially I didn't bother digging up the historic accounts because I knew robtek would just poo poo anything I did provide..

But after that Crumpp felt the need to chime in with his cut-n-paste Bf109 myths site 'take on' what actual WWII pilots said as proof that uneven slat activation can NOT cause a spin because the Bf109 myth site, for some reason they conventually left that part of Erwin Leykauf quote out of their section called "Wing leading edge slats - good or bad?".

My guess is that it was just to black and white for them to 'spin' (pun intended) what Erwin Leykauf said into something positive..

But I digress..

After seeing that weak attempt by Crumpp to present the Bf109 myth site reinterpretation of what WWII pilot said as PROOF

I decided to post Erwin Leykauf quote here as PROOF of what I was saying..

IMHO there is no debating this issue

Unless your willing to say Erwin Leykauf was mistaken and you know better than he on how the Bf109 flys, or your willing to say Erwin Leykauf was lying?

So in summary

1) I pointed out uneven activation of the slats can cause spins..
2) rotek ask for proof of uneven activation of the slats can cause spins.. (aka bring it)
3) I provided proof of uneven activation of the slats can cause spins.. (aka brung it)

Hope that helps!