DCS: Spitfire Mk LF IXc Discussion

Physical changes during Mk IX/XVI production:

http://spitfiresite.com/2010/04/spitfire-mk-ix-xi-and-xvi-variants-much-varied.html

http://spitfiresite.com/2010/04/spitfire-mk-ix-xi-and-xvi-variants-much-varied.html/2

http://spitfiresite.com/2010/04/spitfire-mk-ix-xi-and-xvi-variants-much-varied.html/3

Spitfire IX colours/markings:

W/Cdr Rolf Berg C/O 132(Norwegian) Wing (From Thomas & Shores 2 TAF Vol IV, page 648.)

A description of the Spitfire and biography of the pilot http://spitfiresite.com/2010/04/a-question-of-foreign-markings.html

F/Lt Arnold Roseland, 442(Canadian) Sqn:

Description & background of the Spitfire:

http://spitfiresite.com/2010/04/y2-k-spitfire-of-flt-arnold-roseland.html

http://spitfiresite.com/2007/09/canadian-spitfires-in-normandy.html

Spitfires of 127 Sqn:

http://spitfiresite.com/2010/04/late-war-spitfires-of-no-127-squadron.html

E wing installation:

An article on the E wing:

http://=http://spitfiresite.com/2010/04/sorting-out-the-e-american-armament-for-the-spitfire-mk-ixxvi.html

Really silk hands or full scale joystick required... :)

What if you stuck a PVC pipe on the top of your stick and ran some wires for the trigger? :joystick: I'm imagining laying the base on the floor in front of your desk. the added leverage would give you a little more precision I'd think? would make your hotas a bit harder to use unless you've got some good toe reflexes though! :lol:

What if you stuck a PVC pipe on the top of your stick and ran some wires for the trigger? :joystick: I'm imagining laying the base on the floor in front of your desk. the added leverage would give you a little more precision I'd think? would make your hotas a bit harder to use unless you've got some good toe reflexes though! :lol:

Sure why not

It wont be perfect, but I imagine having the correct length would help some....

That's what she said...

Sure why not

 

Great minds think alike! :smartass:

Don't know if correct length but mine works quite fine with P-51 (or Huey indeed), and it's a quick easy and cheap way to get your long stick using PVC. Of course got the idea from others, some around here,

S!

Now that is a really clever way to extend your stick +1 for originality.

Now that the Spitfire Mk IX has been 'schedualed'for december, I'm wondering about the status of the mk V?

Do you think we may see some screens of the spit in the next update?:)

No worries. I'm just desperate to see a dcs spitfire. Its going to be special..

You and me both :)

I was relieved that it was announced that we were getting a merlin engined spit. As good as the griffon engined spitfire was it lost its beauty to me. Although I'm still looking forward to veao's spitfire.

Mk 9 Spit was the best design out fly anything the germans had towards end of the war, of course

not forgetting a good well trained aggressive pilot sitting in her was a leathal combo.

Guther Rall WW2 German BF109 Ace

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of the campaign of 1943 to 45:

In my experience, the royal air force pilot was the most aggressive and capable fighter pilot during the

second world war. This is nothing against the Americans, because they came in late and in such large numbers that we don't

have an accurate comparison. We were totally outnumbered when the Americans engaged, whereas at the time of the

Battle of Britain the fight was more even and you could compare.

The British were extremely good.

Gunther Rall ww2 Luftwaffe ace.

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:) well the first is a spitfire Ia, the second is a spitfire mk V and the 3rd is a spitfire IX. !:)

You and me both :)

Waiting for it (DCS Spitfire) with baited breath...

@ Freidrich (post #246)...

each spitfire has its own very special characteristics ;)

... they are all Mk uuuuuhieeehhh, wooohooow!

In short Mk UW :lol:

Spitfire IX dive behaviour in trials:

Spitfire IX dive behaviour in trials:

Excerpt from report dated March 1944 dive and recovery tests at Boscombe Down using BS310, a Spitfire IX first flown in August 1942 and used as a test aircraft, in various configurations for much of the rest of its life (Morgan and Shacklady page 329):

http://www.airhistory.org.uk/spitfire/p031.html

BS310 IX 3321 CHA M61 FF 31-8-42 VAWD 11-11-42 comparison trials of temperate and trop air intake and filter M66 install brief perf trials 1-3-43 CRD WD 22-5-43 RM9SM torsional stiff tests of mod oleo leg links 31-8-43 AAEE 31-10-43 CG tests with different props and M70 FXII rud and FVIII pilot head install 12-11-43 CG tests hand trials 3-44 trials to det effects of high Mach numbers in dive and recovery with eng/prop combinations AST 4-4-44 major repair 83GSU 19-8-44 453S Missing nr Arnhem 27-9-44

The excerpt gives no indication as to the condition of this old airframe, nor does it state whether the elevators with the enlarged balances were fitted. It would be interesting to see the full report.

What will happen next is that there will be claims about how badly Spitfire's wings in 2 TAF wrinkled when dive bombing, thus proving how weak the Spitfire IX was: to save further trouble, here is Morgan and Shacklady's commentary from pages 317-318

Emergency exit in dive is difficult (Mark II):

Dive bombing prohibited on Spitfire Mark VIII:

'All care' should be excercised when using the metal covered ailerons in high speed dives because of the 'great strain imposed' on the Spitfire: