Looking for some spitfire performance RAE docs from 41

[madrebel]

Hi all,

Pretty sure it was this forum that led me to this stuff years ago and I'm trying to find it again.

Essentially I recall reading that in early 41 the air ministry required tests to be run to standardize the mkV's build. Essentially I recall that some factories were not using flush rivets, some weren't treating the skin surfaces properly, cannon bulges weren't uniform, and as I recall neither was the rear view mirror leading to wild differences in performance depending on where the spitfire was built.

There were a series of comparison tests run to find the best of all these features ending up with the round rear view mirror as standard, best case bulges etc so all factories could standardize.

If anyone knows wtf I'm talking about I could really use some links to those original docs.

Thanks in advance.

 

[Greyman]

Hi all,

Pretty sure it was this forum that led me to this stuff years ago and I'm trying to find it again.

Essentially I recall reading that in early 41 the air ministry required tests to be run to standardize the mkV's build. Essentially I recall that some factories were not using flush rivets, some weren't treating the skin surfaces properly, cannon bulges weren't uniform, and as I recall neither was the rear view mirror leading to wild differences in performance depending on where the spitfire was built.

There were a series of comparison tests run to find the best of all these features ending up with the round rear view mirror as standard, best case bulges etc so all factories could standardize.

If anyone knows wtf I'm talking about I could really use some links to those original docs.

Thanks in advance.

re: Kurfurst site

 

[madrebel]

that's the one - you the greyman that flew allied in ww2online for so long? If so, sup bro.

 

[Greyman]

That's me. Been without a joystick/games for about a decade now. Maybe someday ...

 

[madrebel]

My CH HOTAS is gathering dust. Broke it out and set it all up about a year ago but just to test out in war thunder.

Good to see you're still around. Stop by the ww2ol site, some changes made recently. new stuff added ... still some ... well its still ww2ol but updates are rolling in for the first time in a long time!

Thanks for the link bro, hope to see you in the virtual skies again one day .