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Wait a sec, so the engine would sputter if the pilot just did a simple roll O_O ?

Wait, how come rolling inverted before the dive does not make the engine cut out? I thought inverted flight would pull negative G and mess up the engine.....

Ahh i see.

Spitfire Supermarine Seafire - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Im not completely sure that this is accurate, but I have seen it stated on multiple sites, just search "supermarine seafire".

I never really got the "inverted dive" thing. So the pilot would roll inverted, than push "up" elevator to make the plane dive, than what? How does he get back to normal level flight? Also, do you know if the Merlin 55 had anti-G carbs? thanks for the answer. :D

Seafire Mk. III Trials British Aircraft of World War II - SUPERMARINE SEAFIRE (Merlin, fighter) Was the Merlin 55 also fitted with an anti-G carb? I would assume that if the Merlin 46 and 50 were fitted with one, than the 55 was also, just making sure. thanks :D :D :D

Spitfire mk VB/Seafire mk IB/Seafire mk IIc/Seafire F mk IIIb vs Zero Spitfire mk Vb/Seafire mk IB Crew: one pilot Length: 29 ft 11 in (9.12 m) Wingspan: 36 ft 10 in (11.23 m) Height: 11 ft 5 in (3.86 m) Wing area: 242.1 ft² (22.48 m²) Empty weight: 5,090 lb (2,309 kg) Loaded...

Ive read that the Merlin 50 was also used in Seafire mk II's and Seafire mk III's, is this true?

So the Merlin 46 and Merlin 50 were the same engine O_O?

wow thanks. So from what I read there are 3 versions. 1. Miss shillings orifice 2. Anti-G version of SU carburettor 3 Stromburg carburettor Do you happen to know if rolls, split-S's, loops, and the opposite of a split-S(forgot what its called) produced negative G's or positive G's? Im...

Did loops, rolls, split-S's, and the opposite of split-S's count as negative G's, in other words did they effect the engine at all or was it only a dive that messed it up? Oh, and i have no clue about the question you asked, sorry :(

Hmm I wonder how long the shillings orifice allowed the spitfire to peform neg G stuff, ive searched a little and it seems that no one knows the exact amount of seconds the spitfire could peform neg G stuff without the engine sputtering. Also, did the Rolls royce Griffon engines have this...

K i just read this: The first improvement was the shilling's orifice, after that rolls royce made an improved carburetor that could take sustained negative G's (they were put into all rolls royce engines from merlin 45 on), than the final version was the bendix, which were fitted on merlin 61's...

Thanks for the reply. I just read something saying that they started using the carburetors on the mkV spitfires. Is this true or did they start using them later on the mk IX?

So in what variant was this problem corrected? Did it only apply to the mkI? thanks for the answer :D