You selectively quoted on purpose to expose my hyporcracy.

Brilliant. :D

Nope I've said that only select squadrons have used it.


No comment.

Osprey pulls out a shotgun with a big grin...

... then shoots himself in the leg, twice, and finally falls into a punji. The crowd is absolutely blasted by the show.

Wasn't the claim 100 Octane was used in the Battle of France made in that thread?

:rolleyes:

Hurricanes in France did.

I think you confuse it with the one about 'poor Jerries reliedin the BoB entirely on British 100 octane stock captured in France'-thread. ;)

And this one is the 'yet they could not figure out how to put these captured stuff in Spitfires which were all supposed to run on the stuff by this time'-thread. :D

But everyone said that it was easy to fly, were all the pilots stupid of every nation. Or could it be that the training and the pilots notes did what they should do, warn and enable the pilots to get used to it.

All aircraft have their own unique feature, old and new. To pretend that only the Spitfire had its own problems is foolish pilots notes are not the be all and end all. Most planes have a warning that intentional spins should be avoided but they get spun. The notes are a warning, no more no less

Define easy to fly.

This is just not true. Spinning an aircraft that is not approved is just plain stupid. The only people that do it are those who do not understand the aerodynamics.

There is a good reason it is not approved to spin. Reason's like it does not recover for example.

Even aerobatic aircraft that must pass spin testing can enter unrecoverable conditions.

Why did this aerobatic aircraft enter an unrecoverable condition in a spin?

The pilot failed to adhere to the Operating Limits as listed in the Pilots Manual. He violated the airworthiness of the design. The aft CG flattened the spin until the dirt barrier stopped it.

http://www.flyingmag.com/safety/acci...overable-spins

Easy to fly doing what? A few circuits of the field, cross country cruise, rolls or loop or two? Sure it was easy to fly.

Easy to fly is very subjective. Longitudinal stability and control measurements and characteristics are not subjective. They are quantifiable characteristics with definitive limits.

You're arguing with non-engineers...

Evidently.

I thought I'd provide Molders full quote.

"it was very interesting to carry out the flight trials at Rechlin with the Spitfire and Hurricane. Both types are very simple to fly compared to our aircraft, and childishly easy to take off and land. The Hurricane is good natured and turns well, but it's performance is decidedly inferior to that of the Me 109. It has strong stick forces and is 'lazy' on the ailerons.
The Spitfire is one class better. It handles well, is light on the controls, faultless in the turn and has a performance approaching that of the Me 109. As a fighting aircraft it is miserable. A sudden push of the stick will cause the engine to cut, and because the propeller has only 2 pitch settings ( take off and cruise ), in a rapidly changing air combat situation the engine is either over-speeding or else not being used to the full."

It's a pretty fair assessment of the 2 pitch Spit.

And a few lines from the actual trials at Rechlin.

Before turning fights with the Me 109E, it must be noted that in every case, that all three ( Spitfire, Hurricane, Curtiss ) foreign planes have significantly smaller turning circles and turning times. An attack on the opponent as well as a disengagement can only be accomplished on the basis of existing superiority in performance.

What is interesting about the A&AEE trials is that the Spitfire used was using 100 octane and CSP. In May 1940. Which goes some way to explaing the difference between the British and German trials results.

I'm happy to concede that there was an issue with the 109 used. It was the same aircraft that was trailed against the Hurricane in France and if you compare the 2 trials there's a definite decline in the 109's performance between the 2 trials. There was a forced landing made between the 2 dates (about 2 months apart) which probably contributed to this.

I don't think either the Rechlin or A&AEE trails can be considered as 100% accurate. They are what they are! Tests of aircraft on both sides that were not particularly good examples of their types.