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Hi, Didn't the Americans have a V16 Liberty engine? Not sure if it was ever used, but IIRC the Liberty program was to have a common design that could be used from 2 to 24 cylinders. river

Hi, Didn't the F-104 set some altitude records where the pilot would point it straight up and go for broke to see how high it would go? I think it was over 100,000 ft. river

Hi, Sorry. Old habit on forums where the typed word can at times be misleading to my intentions. I'll edit my previous post. 8) river

Hi, I thought about "most functional" yesterday, while having lunch and watching a DVD on the Beaufighter in RAAF service during WW2. And I thought the Beau is not a pretty aircraft, but with its snub-nose and those big radials and the concentrated firepower, it looks the part. It looks...

Hi, My uncle who flew (RAAF 1 Squadron - Hudsons) and died in WW2 was my influence from a young age when I wanted to know more about him. His old RAAF repair manual for Merlin, Hercules and Gypsy Major engines was given to me and I read it about 100 times and still do look through it. At...

Hi, I was looking for "Most Functional Looking" aircraft and found this thread. I find the Spitfire and B26 Marauder to be lovely looking planes of the WW2 era. Post WW2 I'd say the SR-71 and XB-70 Valkyrie are two fantastic looking aircraft. Civilian stuff would be the DC-4, Super...

Hi, Any landing you can walk away from is a good landing. The wings flexed like they should, no engines fell off and the under-cart didn't collapse. Airbus should be proud to let the world see that despite a bit of a smack onto the tarmac, which all pilots and all airliners experience some...

Hi, The info I have, regarding the E series, is similar to Vincenzo's data. I haven't got data on F series or later. The E2 variant did not enter production. The text I referred to for this data is "Messerschmitt Bf109 A-E" by Willy Rodinger Walter Schick. river

Hi, Hehehehe, maybe it would be more accurate to say "The show the media puts on for the common people?" river

Hi, Ahh, I had heard that someone loved them. So... it's you, eh? :) river

Hi, It could be longer if they were taking in the length of the later G model with the L/48? As quite a few things relating to WW2 equipment, some texts say one thing and others say another. river

Hi, We ostensibly have a 2 party government, so it is sort of like watching a perpetual car race between Ford and GM. It gets kind of boring seeing the same two manufacturers going about the track. You always are picking the lesser of two evils, rather than something that is new and...

Hi, Yes! Just like their cars. river

Hi, Australia. However, let me add, that most people I know find the average American to be pleasant, down to earth and quite a nice person. I don't think you can judge the people of a country by their governmental policies. river

Hi, Most people over here have liittle respect or love for most Presidents, and think even less of their fiscal and foreign policies. river