I tried spinning a few aircraft earlier to see how they performed compared to historical data. Trial 1: P-39N. The P-39 was infamous for falling into irrecoverable spins. I tried and lost ~1400 meters of altitude before recovering, which seems rather unrealistic. Trial 2: I-16 Type 18. The I-16 was known for being fairly easy to spin, but easy to recover. Historically, you could simply return all controls to neutral and the plane would pull itself out of the spin. This is well-modeled in-game. Trial 3: I-153M. Historically, the I-153 spun easily and was difficult to recover. This is also well-modeled in-game. I lost nearly 2000 meters of altitude in trying to recover from a flat spin. Trial 4: I-185M-71. Having no knowledge of the I-185's spin characteristics, I was hesitant to test this one. When testing, it surprised me. As it turns out, the in-game I-185 resembles the I-16 not only in looks, but in spin characteristics. Easy to spin and easy to recover. Have any of you done similar testing? If you have, post the results.