Spit IIa is now so much more inferior to the 109

[5./JG27.Farber]

Originally Posted by IvanK

The Source Document (AP 1565B) is RAF Pilots notes for the Spitfire II

...and the date of publishing? NM, I found it July 1940.

http://www.scribd.com/doc/46069063/1...e-II-Aeroplane

Originally Posted by Kwiatek

There is definilty bug in SPitfire MK II engine.

According to manual Spit MK II should have power settings:

- climbing power (30 minutes) - +9 lbs at 2850 RPMs
- max all level (5 minutes) - 9 lbs at 3000 RPMs

In Clod there is engine broken after flying at +6 1/2lbs at 2850 RPMs after ab. 10-15 minutes continous flying

If you apply +9 lbs at 2850 RPMs you could fly ab. 2-3 minutes then engine broke.

It is not correct that you cant even fly 30 minutes at 6 1/2 lbs 2850 RPMs if you should be able to fly such time with +9lbs 2850 RPMs.

Other hand Bf 109 E could fly all time at 1.35 Ata power settings without problem if it was only 5-minutes emergency power.