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I knew someone who flew in one and said that they hit Mach 3.4 on the flight. He was in the rear seat and just being transported (not a flight crew). The pilot hinted that the plane could go faster.

How about a B-17 that was blown in two. The rear part (with the tail gunner in it) glided down from 20,000+ feet and landed in a field. The tail gunner walked out of it without a scratch.

B-35 Flying Wing B-42 Mixmaster

It is a bomb bay, but it was mostly used for an extra fuel tank.

I remember reading an article where during WW2, they installed flame dampeners on the exhaust of planes like the Mosquito to make them less visible at night. It resulted in the loss of 10-20 mph of speed because it disrupted the thrust from the exhaust.

Would a modern imaging infra-red seeker head be able to lock onto a piston engine WW2 type aircraft, like a Japanese Zero or a ME-109.

Some time ago I read an article (or a book excerpt) that stated that the King Tigers broke down, on the average, about once every 50 miles. It didn't say if that was due to the engine failing or some other reason.

Late in the war, they removed some of the turrets and guns from B-29s flying to Japan. There was some speed increase because less weight means less drag, but the main reason was to increase the service ceiling. It allowed the bombers to fly higher than the Japanese fighters could go. I knew a...

The one dimension I do seem to remember was that all of the bays had a width of 48 inches.

Does anyone know what the internal dimensions for the bomb bays of the B-35 Flying Wing bomber were? I saw something on the web years ago, but haven't been able to find it again.

What is the weight of a radiator for a liquid cooled engine like on a P-51 or P-39? How much coolant did it hold and how much did the coolant weigh?

The one aircraft that I know was designed to use exhaust thrust was the XP-67. It was supposed to get a significant amount of its total thrust from the exhaust.

I am looking for the dimensions of the bomb bays in the B-35 bomber. Several years ago I found a diagram on the web with the info, but I can't seem to find it again. Does anyone have this information?