chiglet, The Javelin spin characteristics were different to those you describe.
There was no incipient spin or stable stall with that aircraft, if stalled inadvertently, and only a fool would do it deliberately, the aircraft would spin.
The spin was unstable, in fact even the direction was unpredictable even from turn to turn, and the nose would pitch up and down through 70 degrees.
Recovery was also unpredictable, taking one of two forms, and involved a large loss of height, but was not impossible.
I heard of no cases of the nav ejecting affecting recovery, if this did happen it was more likely as a result of the pilot persisting with the recovery action, which could take some time, after the nav had left.
Last edited by henry crun; 7th October 2002 at 08:14.