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Old 08-09-2012, 09:34 AM
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Originally Posted by senseispcc View Post
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Do also remember that the first Spitfire did have fabric covered control surfaces how where dangerous in a dive.
Actually the roll response at these diving speeds (say above 350mph) was better in the Spitfire than the 109. There are graphs available displaying roll vs speed from tests