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Originally Posted by PE_Tihi
I am not going to explain the difference between the static and dynamic stability to you here. I repeat , the NACA report is on the static stability about the yaw axis.
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OK, whatever - and you're complaining about what?
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The torque is only a complicating factor; what has been changed is the stabillity and damping factors and not the torque.
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Produce a test, show the results.
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It is only the Spitfire and the Spitfire only to get this kind of a flight model with the low damping factors about the vertical and lateral axes ( yaw and pitch)
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OK, so how much lower is the damping about the vertical and lateral axis on the Spitfire than say on a P-51?
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Even if we proclaim these values realistic, all the other planes fly with the much stronger damping factors. Now, do you really beleive the Spitfire had by far the least static stability and most unpleasant flying qualities of all the WWII fighters?
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If the Spitfire is correct and all other planes are wrong, all other planes should be fixed and not the Spitfire be porked. As I've said before, if you have the resources to research and check all planes and make the necessary changes, you're effort would certainly be welcome.