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Witt's Words |
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The Schneider Trophy Supermarines
in their day
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Spitfires of most marks, especially the later ones; the Griffon-engined ones were a bit heavy and required opposite rudder trim due to opposite propeller rotation. All – but all – Spits flew with a constant elevator angle of incidence, at most speeds. This can be checked in all photos of the aircraft and is apparent from the cockpit; it is roughly one inch or more of the leading edge of the borne balance of the elevator showing above the tailplane. Can anyone answer this one? |
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| The Lancaster, in its category of heavy bomber, did look right and was a pleasure to fly. |
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Who could deny the beauty and lovely flight characteristic of the Mosquito? |
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The humble Harvard in its way is in this category as a service trainer. If you could land a Harvard in crosswinds you could land anything in a crosswind! |
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At rock bottom, the little Tiger Moth did at least look right and balanced in its day and was certainly a nice, pleasant thing to fly, but it was a bit dated – the Chipmunk was a better bet! |
