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Originally Posted by Crumpp
You can pull 10G on the z axis anytime you are over 218mph IAS in a Spitfire.
You need to be "well over" 150mph and at 150 mph you are only 68 mph away from the ability to destroy the airframe on a single axis load. That is not very far away.
Problem with spin recovery is you are not on a single axis load as it requires rudder input to recover.
I can see why so many airframes broke up on recovery.
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If any aircraft exceeds its max stress load then the chances are that its going to break up, it isn't specific to a Spit. I think I am right is saying that an F16 is stressed to plus 8G, so 10G in a Spit doesn't sound too bad.
I also ask how many broke up on recovery or are you saying a stall is the same as a spin?