In the case of liquid cooled engines, they were vulnerable to radiator punctures coolant leaks the same as in any liquid cooled engines, and at the speeds of fighters at altitude you were screwed if that happened, radial powered engines were far more reliable and rugged, there were reports of...
Well if Britain and France had just stood up to Hitler in the thirties when they had the chance, the war in Europe might never have happened. At least as far as the Germans are concerned, the Russians on the other hand:?:
Let's see now HMM!, me and some freind's were playing baseball up in the field up the street from my house when i was about 12/13 yr's old that was in like 63 when out of no where a jet fighter did a high speed low level pass over the field we were playing on, From that moment up until i started...
That happened right here in good old Iowa m8, F**kum, they can go back to whatever s**thole of a country they came from as far as i'm concerned, and good riddance:bonedemon:
I'm currently working on a Hasegawa Ki-84(Frank) and would like to do it up as the one captured in 1945, in Japan and shipped to the U.S. for testing and evaluation. There were a couple of photo's posted somewhere, but i can't remember where i saw it, has anyone else seen these pic's...