How a 50-Cent Washer Saved 2,100 RAF Pilots
Автор: The WWII Archives
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Discover the incredible true story of Beatrice "Tilly" Schilling, the brilliant engineer who solved a fatal flaw in the Spitfire's legendary Rolls-Royce Merlin engine. During World War II, RAF pilots were at a deadly disadvantage against the German Messerschmitt Bf-109, whose engines allowed them to dive away from combat without stalling. Schilling devised a simple, elegant solution—a small brass washer nicknamed "Miss Shilling's Orifice"—that prevented the British fighters' carburetors from flooding during negative-G maneuvers. This documentary explores the high-stakes, unauthorized combat test that proved her theory, the dramatic turnaround in the air war over Europe, and how this small piece of metal saved the lives of over two thousand pilots. Learn about the critical intersection of wartime innovation, pragmatic engineering, and individual courage that changed aviation history.
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