The Spit IA should have a Constant Speed Prop

[skouras]

Originally Posted by *Buzzsaw*

Salute

The fact the game has the Spit IA with a two speed prop is completely in error.

Yes, they INITIALLY came from the factory with the two speed prop, but this was changed starting in late June 1940 on orders from Fighter Command's Hugh Dowding.

"Spitfire: The History" by Eric B Morgan and Edward Shacklady is one of the most well respected sources for information on the Spitfire. The facts are detailed clearly in the chapter on the Spit I:

EDIT:

Unfortunately some anonymous person has complained to Image Shack that the images I posted were copyright, and they have been removed. I wonder who might be interested in censoring information which shows there should be an improvement in Spitfire performance... In any case, anyone who wishes to know the facts regarding De Havilland's upgrade of the Spit I's propellors from two speed to Constant Speed only has to examine the book, pages 53, 54, 55, and 56.

To quote from the book:



(there is also a little info on 100 octane fuel, but the best material there is to be found in the original files)











By the way, Kurfurst has already admitted he owns this book, yet he goes on about how the two speed props are appropriate...

ok first of all

the spitfire Ia back in time during the Battle of Britain had a
VARIABLE PITCH PROPELLER
The same EXACTLY THREE BLADE VARIABLE PITCH PROPELLER HAD and the IIa
The CONSTANT PITCH PROPELLER introduced to the SPITFIRE IIb model
also what is going on with the antiallising anybody found any solution or what

[fruitbat]

Originally Posted by skouras

ok first of all

the spitfire Ia back in time during the Battle of Britain had a
VARIABLE PITCH PROPELLER
The same EXACTLY THREE BLADE VARIABLE PITCH PROPELLER HAD and the IIa
The CONSTANT PITCH PROPELLER introduced to the SPITFIRE IIb model
also what is going on with the antiallising anybody found any solution or what

rubbish.

[skouras]

Originally Posted by fruitbat

rubbish.

so i'm wrong
one good example is the A2A Spitfire with Accusim

[fruitbat]

Originally Posted by skouras

so i'm wrong
one good example is the A2A Spitfire with Accusim

by the time of the BoB yes you are.

dunkirk, yes, BoB no. in the Bob they were all constant speed, a mix of DH and Rotol.

by the way, only diff bewteen a b and an a is cannons, nothing else.

why don't you read some of the many links in this thread.

I'm looking at a spitfire test done at boscombe down in march 1940, in which the spit mk1 had a rotol prop, N3171, right now, which i take to be more accurate than your computer game ref material.

[skouras]

thanks mate for the info
you're right
but if you want to find something more real and not a computer game go and fly the real one...so you can tell us the differences
i dont think that the main difference between the mk1 and mk2 was only the guns...other than that your info was very pleased thanks mate..