Stability and Control characteristics of the Early Mark Spitfires

[bongodriver]

Originally Posted by Crumpp

I sure they know it. Everyone of those Spitfires is modified so that it does not have the instability of the early marks.

Damn shame they did not have standards in place and that stability and control was such a new science at the time. Lives could have been saved.

Rubbish......or BALONEY as you like to put it...

Heres the Airworthiness approval notes from the CAA on 2 different Mk 1 Spitfires which are flying today, note the modifications do not include anything with regards to stability issues.

http://www.caa.co.uk/AANDocs/29100/29100000000.pdf

http://www.caa.co.uk/AANDocs/29337/29337000000.pdf

I know you are going to come straight back with the 'look, it says no intentional spinning' but that is a blanket ban on permit to fly aircraft for similar reasons to the RAF's operational reasons during the war, an unnecessary and risky manouver and the aircraft are very expensive.

Heres Dave Gilmour of Pink Floyds old mustang permit......we all know they were allowed to spin right?

http://www.caa.co.uk/AANDocs/25986/25986000000.pdf

and another

http://www.caa.co.uk/AANDocs/28790/28790000000.pdf

Heres a 109 permit

http://www.caa.co.uk/AANDocs/22658/22658000000.pdf

the CAA airworthiness notes database search, check it out, quite interesting

http://www.caa.co.uk/application.asp...pe=65&appid=10