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Originally Posted by irR4tiOn4L
Extremely interesting also is the pilot's notes on the tendency of the Hurricane pilot to black out where the 109 pilot would not. Initially I read this as pulling more G's, but in actuality, they are saying that the pilots of a hurricane sat more vertically and had a tendency to black out even in similar g maneuvers! I definitely don't see blackout tendencies modelled in the sim, and that would make it rather interesting, wouldn't it, if the 109's pilots could sustain more g without blacking out!
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True and I would like to see a thread/bug on it. The problem is that there is a human aspect to it, blackout varies a lot between people (which is why the Luftwaffe presently test for blackout during pilot candidate selection today). That said I would like to see some extra tolerance built in for 109's on blackout - it makes sense. Robo is correct about the Spitfire pilots raising their feet to increase G tolerance - I have read this in biographies from surviving pilots too, so perhaps there is also a case there too. Alas the poor Hurricane pilot has to suffer again........
Regarding Kurfursts post, I have a habit now of dismissing his posts for bias however on this occasion he should be congratulated for an informative post, one cannot be sure of the evidence but it does look convincing at least
None the less, let us not forget this is about
elevator trim and not the other aspects of performance which we are all sidetracked on.
I cannot understand Crumps POV though, how can he dismiss a pilot who works with warbirds, including the 109, based on his own personal view of what is logical because he flies a modern light aircraft? Nonsensical.