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Why was the Spitfire's elliptical wing almost uncopied by other aircraft of World War 2? - Aviation Stack Exchange
Why did the 'clipped wing' modification of the Spitfire V, intended to match the FW-190's roll rate and low level speed, not work? What else, besides wing characteristics, did the Spitfires lack? -
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