Recent content by grampi

All fighter props (that I'm aware of) are driven via a gear reduction unit. I would imagine the drive ratio would also play a big part in determining what type of prop to use. Greg's Airplanes and Automobiles (on Youtube) has a good video explaining the different propeller types, and why they...

I thought it was interesting that the P-51H out climbed the Bearcat at any altitude, considering how much the climb rate of the Bearcat is heralded...I was also surprised the Corsair was faster and had a higher climb rate than the Mustang at high altitude. I would've thought it would be the...

If you were a fighter pilot in WWII, would you rather have the high rate of fire of the 50 cal, or the hitting power of the 20mm? I personally feel the 50 cal was plenty hard hitting enough to take out ANY aircraft, and its high rate of fire made it even more effective...the slow rate of fire...

I had read somewhere that if P-47 pilots had to go down on the deck during combat, they would just stay at low altitude for the rest of the mission because they would burn too much fuel climbing back up...

The best performing version of each...

Disagree all you want, but you have nothing to base your disagreement on...

It was no more theoretical than the guy who compared a later version of the P-38 to a P-51D...

No it isn't because the comparison was not restricted to only those planes that saw combat. The comparison was P-38 vs P-51, and the last time I checked, the P-51H model was still a P-51...

I understand you had to use the P-51D for your comparison to make your point, but the P-51H would have bested ANY version of the P-38 in every performance category...

Okay, if you say so...

Obviously this only applies if the pilot sees his enemy and can take evasive action, so nothing is on my tail because I was able to take BETTER evasive action because I was flying a P-51 and not a P-47 or P-38...

The 51 is more maneuverable than the other two...

True, but if you were flying a 51, it would be easier to avoid that situation...

You have much less of a chance of the enemy getting on your tail in a 51 compared to the other two...