Recent content by gjs238

Always assume good intentions.

Assembly ship - Wikipedia

Sounds like living in my subdivision. For the first year or so my wife and I kept getting turned around and lost during neighborhood walks (the place is a maze, very few through-streets), Google Maps saved us the embarrassment of having to ask for directions :)

Using your data above, the Hercules and R-2600 appear to be competitors and the usage split along national lines. What was the British competitor of the R-2800?

Thanks for putting that together. Generally raises my impression of the R-2600 and lowers my impression of the Hercules. The Boeing Clippers were running the R-2600's earlier than the dates above would imply. Boeing 314 Clipper - Wikipedia

PT boats didn't use Allisons. PT boat - Wikipedia

Would the Hercules have been a better fit for a Wildcat or P-36 than the R-2600?

Was a competitive Hercules-powered single-seat monoplane fighter ever feasible? Or possible, even on a non-British air frame?

This Beru? Beru (company) - Wikipedia

F-15's & F-16's paired in Operation Opera: Operation Opera - Wikipedia On 7 June 1981, a flight of Israeli Air Force F-16A fighter aircraft, with an escort of F-15As, bombed and heavily damaged the Osirak reactor.[10]

You always fall for the German ladies ;-)

What were the timeframes for Ford Merlins vs R-2800's?

Why was that?

In the end, they both should have been building Merlins in the US. The US could have put them to good use.