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Originally Posted by Azimech
Could it be that the pitch up tendency is a product of aft CG due to the rear tanks?
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Only some late Spits ( Marki VIII or Mark XVI) have rear fuselage fuel tanks. Such Spits with rear tank surly could have longitutad stability problems with rear fuel tank full similar to P-51s. But witht empty rear tank it should be any problem with COG.
Earlier types of Spits had only forward fuel tanks before pilot cocpit.