Hurricanes using landing flaps during combat
 

I noticed that Hurricanes while trying to evade my shooting will open and close landing flaps. Seems unlikely that a RAF pilot would really want to do this, except as a rare last-act-of-desperation immediately followed by ditching, given the risk of them getting jammed in the open position. Would like to know whether or not this is realistic.

It makes good sense in a slow turning fight. They won't get jammed at low speed, and your opponent may stall in.

Having 4 bf 110s chasing you is considered a "slow turning fight"?

Well... if they keep turning WITH YOU. They would have to slow down or else overshoot... no?

I read somewhere that english should encourage turning fights. Don't dive with them and don't climb in front of them. The germans are faster.

Edit: actually first sentence should be... Well if YOU keep turning with THEM you would have to slow down or overshoot... no?

Does a bf 110C-4 have any chance of following a Hurricane mkI , in a minimum radius (for the Hurri) turn, even if the Hurri has landing flaps up?

I'm no expert but I would say no. You will stall. Thats what the hurricanes are offcourse hoping for. Fixated adversaries :)

This German ace used flaps even in 109E and F to turn with Hurricanes

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans-Joachim_Marseille

Well maybe possible after a few patches now since the flap wheel is so godforsaken slow :p

The different levels of English literacy certainly do make these sorts of discussions "interesting". Maybe in Russia the word "Landing" in "Landing Flaps" has a different meaning?

Don't know exactly what you are aiming for but the spitfire has landing flaps if i'm not mistaken just 2 settings up or down. the hurricane flaps could be used as combat flaps because they have more settings.

That's what I call a washout.