Zoom,
No aircraft is fun to fly asymmetrically (note correct spelling) at low speed. As for practice asymmetric losses: I think you'll find that's the case in any aviation exercise eg spinning, PFL. The meteor didn't fare much better when it was introduced (it isn't much fun to fly asymmetrically at low speed either).
Beeayeate,
Best you take a trip to Newark Air Museum, they have a lovely gloss black b(I)8 there which still has the spray bar fitted for icing trials, and a PR7, and a PR9 cockpit, and another one which type I can't remember.
PR9 still the best looking - even if it's a crap colour.
Reichman