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Old 07-17-2012, 12:40 AM
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Originally Posted by NZtyphoon View Post
Crumpp wasted countless hours nitpicking the 100 Octane threads with minute, forensic examination of every single little detail - his contention, that the early marks of Spitfire had longitudinal stability problems which needs to be replicated by this game, needs to be proven to the same level that he demanded for 100 Octane fuel; nothing less should do.
That 100-octane thread was monumentally stupid on all sides. It just does not matter, even remotely, what percentage of Spitfires were on 100 vs how many were on 87. Both should appear in the game, and both now do appear in the game (performance problems notwithstanding).

Vendettas aside, the sheet that Lane posted looks interesting.

I'm not 100% clear on what those graphs are supposed to be representing, but if we look at #4 for example, it shows the airspeed diverging wildly from equilibrium, which I would assume is due to the aircraft doing the rollercoaster "porpoise" motion.

A stable aircraft should return to equilibrium, not diverge from it.

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