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Originally Posted by robtek
The necessary Stick movement (elevator) to induce a 3 g load at cruise speed was three quarters of an inch in the Spitfire, afaik, very easy to get unintended reactions there if your arm isn't completely fixated.
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To be fair, there are loads of references by pilot's to having to either wedge their elbows into the side walls or into their own stomachs to steady themselves.
Quite a few mention going 2 handed. They adapted.
As in most cases in WW2, the pilot's coped with the quirks of their machines and got the best out of them ( the good ones at least ).