Stability and Control characteristics of the Early Mark Spitfires

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Originally Posted by Glider

I know this is going to sound rather foolish but can someone point me in the direction of the test report that mentions 3/4 in of travel for 3 G.

Its in here somewhere but I cannot find it, any hunts welcome

Page 9 of the NACA report:



One report not yet mentioned is the Spitfire VA Stalling Characteristics by NACA: Where the Spitfire II Pilot's Notes warn about buffeting at the stall NACA sees this as "Good Stall Warning" and the Spitfire's stall characteristics "more desirable in some respects than those of any pursuit-type airplanes formerly tested in a similar manner.":





The main undesirable characteristic noted was the "uncontrollable rolling instability" with the gun ports open and in a steeply banked turn.