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Old 07-18-2012, 01:34 PM
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Originally Posted by winny View Post
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 ).
Exactly, one of the quirks of the Spit was the extreme easy elevator, great for experts, more difficult for beginners; The difference to planes with "normal" handling should be in the game.
Same for the very heavy elevator at very high speeds (>600 km/h) in the 109, i.e.
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