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    P-38 Second Source

    IdahoRenegade, I believe you are correct about the CV P-38L's seeing combat in WW2. The attached paper follows the disposition of all 113 P-38's. It appears about half stayed in the US, and the other half were sent to the Panama Canal Zone. Sources the paper below, and "P-38 in Latin...
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    Fixed rearward-facing defensive guns - any worth in it?

    MIflyer James Morris, top P-38 Ace in the ETO, was reportedly downed by the rear gun of a Me-410. Eagledad
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    Focke Wulf 190

    Gentlemen As for the early P-38's turn performance: As to the relative performance of the rival fighters, the P-38 stacked up well. It could outrun the Me-109 and FW-190 at all altitudes, although this was possible only if' the pilot ignored the maximum power limit; and with the use of the...
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    Alternate Approach to the P-38 Compressibility Problem

    Gentlemen The Focke Wulf report is for a dive starting at 10000 meters and ending at 5000 meters. Brown's quotes are for dives completed at low level, kind of an apples to oranges comparison. The response that I wrote was to the AI quote "Based on his flight testing, Captain Eric "Winkle"...
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    Alternate Approach to the P-38 Compressibility Problem

    Gentlemen, In Capt. Eric Brown's book, "Wings of the Luftwaffe" page 84, referring to the FW-190A-4/U8 (which had its external racks removed), he wrote "the elevators proved to be heavy at all speeds and particularly so above 350 mph (563 km h) when they became heavy enough to impose a tactical...
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    Alternate Approach to the P-38 Compressibility Problem

    MIflyer Is this the video you are referring to? Pilot Workarounds: Some pilots resorted to shutting down one engine mid-dive to reduce speed and regain control—a desperate but occasionally effective tactic. Search: WW2 secrets P-38 dive problem Hopefully you will get the video. Eagledad
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    How capable was the Ki-44?

    Nevadak, You are welcome! Eagledad
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    How capable was the Ki-44?

    Please see the section starting on page 37 about Allied opinion of the Ki-44. FWIW Eagledad
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    Bearcat roll rate

    Gentlemen, F8F-1 roll rate found near the end of this document. FYI Eagledad
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    The Fork-Tailed Devil..History of the P-38

    ThomasP Came across this article about the P-38 in the PTO when it was first introduced. https://rldunn.com/lockheed-p-38-lightning/ FWIW Eagledad
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    Why did the U.S. navy reject the F6U Pirate?

    Gentlemen No other info on the F6U. Information on other Navy aircraft can be found at: https://www.aahs-online.org/resources/navy_sac.php Eagledad
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    Why did the U.S. navy reject the F6U Pirate?

    Gentlemen For your information. Eagledad
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    Aerodynamics of Japanese fighters

    You are welcome! By the way I enjoyed your book on World War One Aircraft Performance and your paper on the P-40 and Zero. Any plans on doing more?
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    Aerodynamics of Japanese fighters

    Holtzauge, While not 102A from the TAIC, attached is an Intelligence Summary dated June 3, 1943. http://www.researcheratlarge.com/Aircraft/AirInfoSummaries/Summary12.html FWIW Eagledad
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    P-61 Performance

    Gentlemen, P-61C data from Tactical Planning Document, page 24
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