I don't know if it's true or not but I've heard that the torque of the
Merlin on opening full throttle can roll you over if you're not ready
for it. P-38s are more forgiving in that respect.
Chuck Norcutt
On 7/6/2012 1:28 AM, Chris Barker wrote:
> I would, Don. But it requires a fair amount of clout and experience.
> I suspect that Cliff Spink was station commander of RAF Coningsby,
> where the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight is situated. This means
> that he would have been trained to fly the Spitfire or Hurricane and
> would therefore have an immediated "in" to the world of powerful
> single-engined fighters. It's a small, select community . . .
>
> Chris
>
> On 6 Jul 2012, at 00:49, Don Holbrook wrote:
>
>> bet you'd love to go up in it if possible.................
>
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