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Offline faminz

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Any questions for FL Alan Peart (Spit Ace)?
« Reply #15 on: August 21, 2002, 12:07:31 AM »
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There is a big discussion amoungst my Australian Warbirds friends regarding roll intertia


I rang Alan today Brendoo to arrange another evening (and to record some answers (which he is pleased to do..) and we briefly discussed your question.
You might not like the answer but... there was apparently NO roll inertia. The spit was inherently stable because of the dihedral thus it had to be "pushed into a roll". It didnt want to keep rolling so when the stick was centered, it stopped rolling, immediately!
There may have been some difference depending on speed tho so I will press for further details next Tuesday when he comes round again.

BTW that will be the evening when we'll probably be online again too.

about 7:30pm NZ time tuesday the 27th.
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« Reply #16 on: August 21, 2002, 12:29:27 AM »
Flight Lieutenant Alan McGregor Peart

This crashed Bf 109G photo is from the collection of Alan Peart who appears in 'Spitfire the ANZACs'



FL Peart!
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Any questions for FL Alan Peart (Spit Ace)?
« Reply #17 on: August 21, 2002, 07:43:11 AM »
ooooo...thought of one more question.

could you ask him if he ever used 150 octane fuel, if he did how often.
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« Reply #18 on: August 22, 2002, 09:19:32 AM »
How nice it is of him to correspond with our society!
I looked him up in the book "Aces High" and saw that he served at the same place in the same timeframe as my great uncle, i.e. Annaba/Bone in Algeria nov/dec 1942.
So, could you ask him if he knew of f.o. Tony Jonsson from Iceland serving for sqn 111 in that time, and if he did, could I ask him some more????
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Any questions for FL Alan Peart (Spit Ace)?
« Reply #19 on: August 22, 2002, 12:33:29 PM »
Please give him a firm handshake and a sharp salute for me...Thanks

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Any questions for FL Alan Peart (Spit Ace)?
« Reply #20 on: August 22, 2002, 01:21:11 PM »
I found an  interesting Alan Peart link that may intrest you all .http://www.nzfpm.co.nz/aces/peart.htm

Please give him my Thanks .
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