A newbies impression of the 109 and spit

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Originally Posted by CaptainDoggles

Because people throw terms like "stable" around without really knowing what it means, and think that because an RAF pilot said the Spitfire was "easy to fly" that it must therefore mean the Spitfire was a very stable aircraft.?

Nonsense, people interpret it for exactly what it means, the spitfire was easy to fly, nobody mentioned stability until someone wanted to deride the spitfire.

Originally Posted by CaptainDoggles

Never mind. Linguistic difference. I was just pointing out that you don't say "The P-51 is capable of static stability." You say "The P-51 is statically stable." An aircraft is designed to be stable under a particular set of conditions. If you change the conditions then the aircraft might not be stable under those conditions, but you aren't changing the aircraft.

Where did I say anything about the spitfire being 'capable of stability'? I will say it again it was a response to your 'black and white' statement 'Stability isn't something that an aircraft is "capable of".'

Originally Posted by CaptainDoggles

Why on earth would I deny that and why is it relevant to the Spitfire?

Where did I claim it was?