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I think that's a Halifax. The air scoop on the top is similar to that of the Short Stirling too though. Here's a picture of a Halifax: https://th.bing.com/th/id/OIP.C5VAw9F_WasuV2Tj9FxfGwHaE8?pid=ImgDet&rs=1 Here's a link to an image of a Short Stirling...

I think the 1.36 CL max is the number they got trimmed for best glide engine off. Descending of course, it would generate a low lift. The highnumber would be for the number achieved at MAX AOA and full throttle. The high number is just a bit higher than I got with a basic calculation of MAX CL...

The RAE contended in Technical note no.aero.1106 dated March 1943 That the NACA testers used a less accurate method. I've attached a jpeg of the document. Here's something to try - I'm going to have a go later this week- using the same wing area and weight, calculate what the stall speed would...

Another error: The idea of a no warning stall in the Spitfire. All the spits had ample buffet warning of the stall, and NACA reports argue that the Spit V could be flown 'partly stalled'.

Thing to remember about these reports: RAE maintained they got the max CL of the spit wrong due to measuring methodology flaws.

The body should be laid to rest where the family decides. The war ended a long time ago and wartime conventions, while important and certainly still respectful of the deceased- need not be slavishly adhered to.

Ah Henning, as usual the voice of reason :) Thank god! finnster

I just realized i'm replying to an OLD post- no point to it. sorry.

Odd, If i remember Brown's account properly, they opened assymetrically on him when he was behind a p51. But I may well be misremembering it. I'll have to re-read his account when I get home this weekend. And slipstream effect can, as you suggest, affect other traiing aircraft profoundly. My...

Where you really see a quantitative advantage for the F4u is the dash 4 and later, the Dash 5. Astonishing rates of climb and top speed. Keep up the good work HoHun! - us grognards dig it. finnster

HI Henning- good info! If I'm reading the chart correctly(and there's no guarantee of that!) the 109's infinitely variable flap should allow 20 degrees at up to 450km/hr? I wonder how long that would take to deply (how many turns of the wheel) and how much the pressure required to turn the...