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HMS Eagle was supposed to have taken part in Op Judgement but was rendered hor's de combat just previous. It was always intended to be a larger strike; Murphy got in the road.

Gloster F.5/34 had a one piece wing a la the Zero; don't know how much of a problem that might pose to Glolster; but the Zero never got proper folding wings partly for that reason as I recall. I don't understand this thread, Mogan and Shacklady already pinpointed the problems: Richard Fairey and...

It is the Townend Ring that spoils it. Swap it out for an NACA cowling, or similar; that'd do a lot for its looks IMO. I'd build and kit-bash it: I'm a bugger for WIF?s.

Withdrawn from service a couple of months before the Fulmar's first flight.

Richard Fairey came around to the idea as I recall. I'll try and locate the details again.

Conservatively c.355mph. Cube the original speed and divide by the original horsepower. Take the sum and divide the cube of your desired speed by it. You'll get a consistent result that is on the conservative side (or someone is lying!). It gives you a good enough ballpark figure; but you'd need...