[Healeys] Ok this is a Spitfire Video

[Alan Seigrist]

Interesting thing is if you play some of the more sophisticated combat
flight simulators out there, Hawker Hurricanes and Spitfire 1s will stall
when you invert or do an outside loop.


On Fri, Nov 19, 2010 at 1:11 PM, Alan Seigrist <healey.nut at gmail.com> wrote:

> Bob -
>
> Ye ask ...
>
> In fact, early Merlin engines came equipped with SU carburettors which,
> shock horror, did not work in negative G maneuvers which BF 109 pilots used
> to their advantage during the Battle of Britain, despite the fact that
> Hawker Hurricanes and Spitfire 1s were slightly better aircraft than the
> 109Es.
>
> It was a huge deal and evenutally they had to fix the whole carb setup, and
> eventually went to direct fuel injection because SU's just weren't up to the
> challenge.
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miss_Shilling's_orifice
>
> I wonder if Miss Shilling's Orifice would stop my H4s from leaking gas.
>
> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miss_Shilling's_orifice>Regards,
>
> Alan