MARU 5137 Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 Beatrice Schilling, a female engineer found a simple solution for the flaw. I wasn't aware that the warbird of this calibre had a flaw.. You learn something every day. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 Remarkable lady, there was a recent run down of her career in the series "The Spitfire Factory". Cheers Dennis 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krow113 Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 Not a flaw in the Spit. A specific flaw in the fuel intake system. Despite that, the Merlin could be argued as one of the top factors in the winning of the war. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HubertB Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 Actually, the film that shows the Merlin being starved in negative G, then overflowed, is of a Hurricane, not Spitfire Hubert 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GusMac Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 Was also going to point that out Hubert as I think it reflects the topic of another recent thread! Interesting video though. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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