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May I ask why the Spitfire MkIIa has a prop pitch indicator and functions is it not a constant speed prop?


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No, it is a two stage (coarse/fine) pitch prop.
AFAIK the latter variants had a fixed pitch prop. There is a real good video from A2A about it (thanks to Frankyboy):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psYL7thQj6M

Enjoy it.

Michael.

Thanks,

but if I read correctly this extract of the Spitfire MkIIa users manual it should only seldom be used;


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Have a nice game.

hm, I am surprised to learn that the Mk II Spits had a constant speed propeller - but I am no expert. This is from a MK II manual, really ?

michael.

EDIT: I googled it. In 1940 the first three blade constant speed props were substituted.