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In that case it would be possible. But such an engine did not exist other than on paper.

Which is the point that Tomo and Shotround6 have trying to put to you. The supercharger is the limiting factor if the engine is strong...

The XP-37/YP-37 had to have the cockpit so far back because the coolers (radiator and intercooler) were placed behind the engine. The...

True story: I spent decades working in the field of aircraft survivability, mostly doing things called "failure modes, effects, and...

That's what I figured.

Decrease or increase? I have read that the reduction in smog is responsible for a small increase in global temperatures.

The intercoolers were in the chin of the nacelle, like a P-38J. The coolant radiators were in the leading edges of the wings, between...

Eaker and Spaatz probably would have agreed that they should have been targeting oil targets sooner as well...

https://nuclearweaponarchive.org/Usa/Weapons/Allbombs.html Mk I - Gun-assembly HEU bomb; "Little Boy" dropped on Hiroshima - Used in...

Fat Man?

There may have been some advantage in removing some of the guns. For example, RAF bombers at night probably didn't need the upper and...

https://youtu.be/j7xOGCLqZD4?si=eudks0mOGbwBjFF1

They received their first P-51 Cs & Bs in the middle of June '44. They did transition training and their first mission was 4 July, '44...