Stability and Control characteristics of the Early Mark Spitfires

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I would like to know the name of the book if possible, the Bucaneer was one of the planes I was trained on and had a huge respect for it. Well ahead of its time and in many ways better than the Tornado that 'replaced' it, in my totally unbiased opinion.

As for the theory that the USA were so far ahead there are a few problems with that.

In 1938 the period when the Hurricane, Me109 and SPitfire were entering service the USA had the P35 and P36. Most wouuld consider the P36 to be the better machine but the P35 won the Contest for the USAAF.
The P43 entered service in 1940 when the RAF were getting the Spit II and the German Airforce were close to the 109F. The P40 was always behind the curve.

In bombers its a similar story. The Luftwaffe and RAF had Wellington, He111, Ju88, Do 17 Stuka, Hampden, even the Whitley. The USA had the B18, the Boston was on the way but not until 1940 which was too late and this had some issues. It wasn't all great, the Battle is an obvious example but the european countries had options.

I find it hard to see where this significant advantage the USA had in theory was being applied.

In transport aircaft the USA had a clear lead and naval aircraft.

The USA may have had theoretical advantages but its wrong to overstate it. Its also worth remembering that production of aircraft such as the Fw190 and Mosquito were close behind