On Thu, 27 Jun 2002 06:58:07 -0700 (PDT), 
Gene Buckle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message 
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>
> A number of Bf-109 pilots would have the slats bolted into the
> retracted position to keep a asymetrical slat deployment from 
> ruining a gun attack.

..this was a "designed in feature", Luftwaffe rationale was 
"help the pilot spray his fire".  As survivors built aiming 
skills, they developed a dislike for the "newbie feature",
and hacked their plane.  ;-)

-- 
..med vennlig hilsen = with Kind Regards from Arnt... ;-)
...with a number of polar bear hunters in his ancestry...
  Scenarios always come in sets of three: 
  best case, worst case, and just in case.


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