Stability and Control characteristics of the Early Mark Spitfires

[bongodriver]

No, I are referring to the one fitted to Spitfire Mk I's to correct the longitudinal instability.

Never happened, only the MkV was 'ever' fitted with a bob weight.

I said they stagnated into an attitude that flying qualities was an academic exercise and that the pilot's opinion was what was practical.

God forbid that when designing something to be operated by a human you would ever actually ask those humans for any advice.

I wonder why on some adverts the slogan 'designed by XXX for XXX' is used, it's almost like the oppinion of the end user counts for something.