Hurricane Roll Rate

fruitbat · #1 04-03-2011, 10:49 PM

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Originally Posted by madrebel

kwiatek what relevance does that chart have on the game? it only shows spitVs. when there is a late 41/42 africa or channel mod with LF spitVs and 190A2s/3s then we can worry about that.

iirc the first test of metal ailerons were done on a spit2 in early 41.

not that is particularly relevant, but Jeffrey Quill first tested a spit in Nov 1940 with metal ailerons and then flew it to Tangmere, where it was also flown by the commander of 602 squadron Sandy Johnstone.

afterwards a crash program was initiated to fit all front line spits with these ailerons.

Kurfürst · #2 04-03-2011, 10:52 PM

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Originally Posted by fruitbat

not that is particularly relevant, but Jeffrey Quill first tested a spit in Nov 1940 with metal ailerons and then flew it to Tangmere, where it was also flown by the commander of 602 squadron Sandy Johnstone.

afterwards a crash program was initiated to fit all front line spits with these ailerons.

Metal ailerons were started to be fitted in around April 1941 to Mark Vs.

fruitbat · #3 04-03-2011, 10:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Kurfürst

Metal ailerons were started to be fitted in around April 1941 to Mark Vs.

i'm curious as to what your basing that on, cause it doesn't tally with what i'm reading in front of me.

Kurfürst · #4 04-03-2011, 11:07 PM

Spitfire the History, page 142, Chapter "A temporary expedient" (ie. Mark V)

Letter dated 18 June 1940 (my bad, not april) from Sholto-Dougles, C-in-C of FC is quoted, saying that despite decision taken in November 1940, Spitfires are still delivered with fabric covered ailerons and its only now that production line started to use metal ailerons. Large number of Spitfires need retrofit, but Supermarine is only able to retrofit at 10 sets of ailerons per week.

Great book btw, suggest order from publisher, dirt cheap. Mordin out.

fruitbat · #5 04-03-2011, 11:13 PM

interesting, i was reading 'The Spitfire Story' by Alfred Price page 78, also very good reading.

guess it took them a while to 'initiate'

thanks for the book suggestion, will check it out.

EDIT

wow, if this is the book, might have to shop around, £75 pounds is a bit steep!

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Spitfire-His.../dp/0946219486