On Sat, 06 Sep 2003 19:07:13 GMT, Guy Alcala
wrote:

Not yet, but I've got a bunch of B-25/B-26 books on order from various libraries,
so hopefully they will have something useful. I've also been reading Alfred
Price's "Spitfi A Complete Fighting History," which has some interesting info
on Mk. V fuel burn, range, Spit drag, etc.

The most useful I found were the Merlin 45/46 consumption figures with
relevant TAS figures with associated rpm and boost. I can also vouch
for their accuracy, having read the original report in the PRO (which
was filed with some Fighter Command stuff from the Dieppe period
IIRC). The original Spitfire AFDU, A&AEE and RAE reports in AIR 16
were getting a little scrappy though: that particular bulging folder
has clearly been out to a few researchers before I got my paws on it.

Gavin Bailey

--

Another user rings. "I need more space" he says.
"Well, why not move to Texas?", I ask. - The ******* Operator From Hell