The 'Great Debate' - Spitfire vs BF109

[Crumpp]

The Buffet is not a double edged sword.

Sure it is and you understand you don't fly in it for maximum turn performance.

It is easily and immediately recognisable and resolving the issue is equally easy and immediately effective, all you do is ease off the stick until the buffet goes. It is easy to fly on the edge, you 'feel' for the start of the buffet and ease off as applicable, the normal process is to hold it on the edge with gentle movements once you have found the buffet. You don't fly in the buffet, you can fly to the buffet

Absolute 110% agree. You are absolute right.

It is easy to do in a stable airplane.

To pull through the buffet would be dangerous, stupid and also difficult to do, the vibration would rattle your teeth and its impossible to miss it.

Not really, In fact accelerated stalls are a testable maneuver for a Commercial rating, now.

The amount and energy of the buffet depends on the airplane design too. Some airplanes don't even buffet before the stall. You get just a nibble and its gone!