FW190 Roll Rates and RAE 1231

[Guppy35]

Originally posted by Crumpp
Not necessarily.  It could be any number of things including, as was the case of the Spitfire, a design flaw.

When they changed wings in the Tempest the roll rate definately improved.

Crumpp

And they were basing it on something similar to the thin wings of the Spitfire when they did the Tempest

Dan/Slack

[MANDO]

Just a reminder. As important as maximum roll rate is roll acceleration/inertia. As far as I remember, from level flight and at any speed, 190s reached their maximum roll rate per speed instantanously.

[Crumpp]

And they were basing it on something similar to the thin wings of the Spitfire when they did the Tempest

Yep.  I think you are right.  

It was the twist that destroyed the aileron effectiveness of the Spitfire according to RAE 1231, not the thickness.

Crumpp