Spit IIa

[Skoshi Tiger]

If the spitfire's stability was unacceptable why would Werner Molders have written

"It handles well, is light on the controls, faultless in the turn and has a performance approaching that of the BF109."

All very subjective I know, but i can only assume that he would have been comparing it to the 109 he flew.

Just because something doesn't comply to a standard doesn't mean it lacks merit, it just means it doesn't comply to a standard.

It's just like if you get a Porche intended for the German market ands try to licence it in Australia, it would fail to meet the Australian safety standard and you wouldn't be able to legaly drive it on our roads. The same car with minor altertations to meet the Australian standards (and given an appropriate compliance plate) would be fine in Australia but in the process render it non-compliant in Germany.

Cheers!