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. _______________________________________________ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-devel