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"John" news:mqrK9IAWK1r5EwTQ@jgruson.demon.co.uk... > In article > >Hmm... If I recall correctly, the assumption that spins were fatal was > >held until the later part of WWI. An individual (whose name escapes me, > >but who went on to become very famous in Britains air doings, through > >WWII) proposed that recovery from a stall was possible. He became a pilot > >in part to test his hypothesis, and did successfully prove it to be the > >case. It then was used as a tactic to escape from German fighters, as the > >Germans just assumed that the plane was done for, but then would pull out > >of a spin many ks feet down and cruise away. The Germans also discovered > >spin recovery by the end of WWI. > > I quote from that highly useful font of knowledge at > http://www.whittsflying.com/ A very nice and informative quote. I have in my possesion, a copy (actually an exact replica that was produced by one of the local printing companies), or a logbook from a pilot in WWI. This guy was a top british pilot, and in 1917, he refers to being taught spin recovery, as a technique for the circumstances originally being described. It was this that I based my comments on. Obviously this was new knowledge at this time. The learning curve of aviation as a whole in WWI, was pretty steep. Best Wishes |
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