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Originally Posted by IvanK
Though I dont think the "exploit" in vogue at the moment is historically accurate there was concern at the time about the 109E and F's ability to Climb at a steeper angle than the Spitfire as AVIA 6/13805 shows:
There are a Total of 7 pages in the report .. the others are mainly Maths and graphs.
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Interesting. These are calculations based on data though? Rather than flight tests? It was normal to explore everything possible during this war though - no stones unturned.
I am going by accounts from pilots which I have read and both sides are consistent, though of course the dead men do not tell their stories.