HaI was reading about ton P-38 only this morning
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El Cid ...wing attack plan R...,
Sat 6 Dec 2014, 22:34,
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Nice-looking machines. Colonel Boris "...a desperate Buzzfeed imitation...",
Sat 6 Dec 2014, 22:40,
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Apparently...The RAF wanted to try them, but not with the superchargers or counter rotating propellers. Which was a bit like wanting a Ferrari but insisting on a 1.0 litre engine to save a few quid.
( El Cid ...wing attack plan R...,
Sat 6 Dec 2014, 22:48,
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Surelycounter rotating props mean two sets of spare engines and many parts? I can see that logistically that would be a problem. You can't just make an engine run backwards.
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TheSundaeLunch I'm a fucking shrub, alright?,
Sat 6 Dec 2014, 23:00,
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I misread thatas 'counter rotating props man'
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Mighty Nibus who dares gins | @nibus,
Sat 6 Dec 2014, 23:15,
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You don't see the good he does.
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TheSundaeLunch I'm a fucking shrub, alright?,
Sat 6 Dec 2014, 23:19,
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Ha haPerhaps he worked on Only Fools and Horses and rotated the counter...
( El Cid ...wing attack plan R...,
Sat 6 Dec 2014, 23:26,
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True.I think the point was that the P38 was designed with superchargers and counter rotating props. The RAF insisted on a version with those features removed and found it wanting, cancelling their order. The U.S. then had considerable success with it as designed.
( El Cid ...wing attack plan R...,
Sat 6 Dec 2014, 23:24,
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It was a damn fine 'planebut just a trifle over-engineered for anyone on a budget.
Edit: In the end a Mustang could do escourt and a Typhoon could do ground attack at half the price.
(Edit: In the end a Mustang could do escourt and a Typhoon could do ground attack at half the price.
TheSundaeLunch I'm a fucking shrub, alright?,
Sat 6 Dec 2014, 23:38,
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