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Re: Interesting WW II aircraft.
Actually, Taz, in it's final iteration it flew wonderfully well. It was a lot faster than the P-51 and had a much longer range of operation. The original prototype didn't fly well at all. They changed the rotation of the propellers from " outward " to " inward " and that transformed the flight characteristics from awful to… -
Re: Interesting WW II aircraft.
Hey, Cristóbal. I've thought the same. I'll shoot from the hip, though, and tell you my thoughts about it. Keep in mind that it was designed as a VERY long range fighter support for bombers. It needs every bit of gas it can haul. * The standard single fuselage can't accommodate another person behind the pilot....no room.… -
Interesting WW II aircraft.
This is a beautifully restored P-40. It was this country's primary fighter plane at the beginning of the war's hostility, This particular plane...see the tiger on the fuselage...represents the Flying Tigers. This was an all-volunteer group of pilots, most on duty with an existing U.S. military branch, that joined the…
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