Recent content by wjkuleck

Alas, you and I may be the only posters to abide by that principle 😉.

What do these acronyms mean? Original Time Line? Alternate Time Line? TY 😊

You may be thinking of the Caproni-Cabrini N1:

The P-36 acquitted itself well during the Battle of France.

The Brits wanted more P-40s than Curtiss could supply, and thought NAA would welcome the business. NAA looked over the Curtiss specs and said in effect, "We can do better." And they did.

I'll nominate the XP-67 for the beauty contest.

#90 is indeed "overboosted," it's a postwar racing adaptation 😁. https://www.mustangsmustangs.com/p-51/survivors/serial/43-6859

Agreed, just identifying the picture.

That's the Seafang, navalized Spiteful.

Having heard this DB 605 at full chat close up...there is no way to reproduce this sound. It's more than a sound, it's literally a visceral experience.

In the view of this once-upon-a-time aero engineer, the P-39 was the victim of its layout, combined with its diminutive size. The big gun and nosewheel filled the space where you would find the engine and a fuel tank. The water and oil coolers occupied the space where fuel might have been...

The KB-50 and KC-97 had booster jets to give them enough speed (just) to refuel jet fighters and bombers.

Russian.

OP specified "four props, sorry, He 177"!

You've reminded me of the C7 Corvette's balsa sandwich floor.