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Do any non-spitfire planes use neutral static pitch stability?


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=MERCS=JenkemJunkie
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The spitfires handling feels very natural and intuitive, with the nose staying where I left it when I release the stick. Do any other planes have this same style of handling? I really dislike how the other planes flop nose down when I release the stick.

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Try trimming, it works wonders.

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=MERCS=JenkemJunkie
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Naw, the spitfire showed me the light. I don't want to go back to the darkness.

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The P-39 has pretty marginal stability, as does the P-51 if you load it full of fuel.

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Properly trimmed P-51 I can walk away and not even turn on the auto leveler.

=MERCS=JenkemJunkie
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I made a quick and dirty example of positive stability (F4) vs neutral static stability (Spitfire). I yanked the stick back and released it to the center for both planes multiple times in succession. Note how the F4 flops it's nose down after the pitch, and the spitfire holds it's position.

 

 

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