[Trooper117]

The good old spiral climb used by Spit pilots to out manouvre a 109, my question is...what is the optimal speed for this manouvre and how big or small should the turn radius be?

The spiral climb (to the left) was a favourite manouvre of many Luftwaffe pilots who employed it to great effect in the west, and on the eastern front.. I finished a book recently, (I flew for the Fuhrer) that made great reference to it. :wink: