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Old 02-11-2011, 09:06 AM
ImpalerNL ImpalerNL is offline
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The spitfire was very light on the controls, especially the elevator.
Also the tail was very light when taxiing and during takeoff.

You can read it here.

http://www.paulsquires.co.uk/spitfire.html

http://www.vintagewings.ca/VintageNe...ke-Potter.aspx

I like this sentence from the vintagewings article:

And, like all fighters of this era, you need your two feet as well as your hands to fly or she will skid and slip all over the sky.

Last edited by ImpalerNL; 02-11-2011 at 09:45 AM.
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