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I have heard and read that carbon fiber is being used a lot, both for armor, and structure. How is that working out? Is CF the new aluminum or steel? How does CF hold up in modern aircraft applications? I've heard it isn't as impact resistant as steel is, at least inch for inch. How about pound...

Clods or clouds? Very ironic typo considering the subject matter. . . . 8)

I found this excerpt from Kit Carson's work: The Best of the Breed: The Me-109 and Fw-190A This same assessment can also be found in his book "Pursue and Destroy." Can anyone who knows about the topics he described tell whether he was accurate in his assessment, or what? He also gives a...

Some of the airfoils may be problematic, but some of them evidently were not. It all depends what you're trying to do. The Stirling's airfoil was certainly ponderous, and the Beaufighter's airfoil may have held it back a tad. They redesigned the Typhoon into the Tempest with a much thinner wing...

Possibly, but that is not apples to apples, since Germany's forces were focused against France and other countries during the first half of 1940. You would have to compile all of the Allied powers vs. all of the Axis powers on the western and north-western fronts for the year, and even then its...

I've never read "Doornob 5-2" but I've heard there were some doozies in there. Maybe someone knows. Early on, somebody asked me about the P-38 incident at Iceland. I have mentioned this in a couple of other threads, including one exclusively dealing with it. The myth aspect is the timing-- the...

So even if the jacket itself were not original, the medals and stuff-- how about them?

Very nice find.

Yes. That much is patently obvious.

Ok, so then, my tri-geared P-39 might be able to fit the description I mentioned. The 4 hr. endurance is the only thing it would have trouble with. The P-63 might do a little better. I could do a little carbon-fiber installation to improve survivability, maybe even some advanced type of armor...

FlyboyJ, as much as I understand and agree with your disagreement with him about his statements, you seem to be missing the point about the fuel efficiency here. I would think you would understand this. The formula or equation used for fuel efficiency for an engine (whether aviation, industrial...

Uh, yes that could be done, but that would be a radical mod for most aircraft, and then we have to ask ourselves, whether it actually is the same WWII aircraft type that we all know and love, or a new type entirely that only sort of resembles our Spitfire, Mustang, etc. but on a tripod.

Ok. But you COULD, just like a country could double the size of its millitary or South Korea could build an aircraft carrier. Just because they haven't or don't doesn't mean they couldn't. BUT--- having said that--- there are probably some tri-gear WWII a/c that could be auditioned for the role.

Let's talk about the myths. Let's just list them. Let's just put them all right out there and toss them on the bonfire. 1. The AVG (Flying Tigers) were in combat before Pearl Harbor was attacked. "Ha!" :shock: Thanks for nothing, John Wayne. 2. A P-38 shot down an Fw 200C near Iceland...

Yes, I know. Not an aviation book, but one of the worst books I have EVER seen for typos, bad captions, and "miss-the-point" bloopers, is "Endless Tracks in the Woods" by Jerry L. Budy and a second author I can't remember the name of. Now, the book if full of beautiful b+w photos documenting the...