Posted by: Aadisht on: August 22, 2008
Today’s wikisurfing led to this remarkable piece of information: Early in its development, the Merlin engine’s lack of direct fuel injection meant that both Spitfires and Hurricanes, unlike the Bf 109E, were unable to simply nose down into a steep dive. This meant a Luftwaffe fighter could simply “bunt” into a high-power dive to escape [...]