You're confusing the flutter and compressibility issues. The flutter occured because of compressibility. The AAF mandated balance weights on the elevator. They never really worked according to Kelly Johnson. This has been well documented in numerous books by Brodie and Ethel
The British bought castrated lightnings, and were going to reject them anyway. In essence it kept the production line opened long enough to bridge several AAF purchases and ensure program cashflow. Again this was mentioned by Brodie and Cadin in their books.
No, you had a fuselage boom and a wing!!!!
Lockheed engineers were the first in dealing with a phenomena that many knew was there but never encountered, the P-38 was the first aircraft to deal with this and later the P-47 had similar issues
Please provide some reference for that because that sounds like a figment of your imagination.
100% BS - look at the various variants and roles it served, that was one of the things that made it one of the best combat aircraft of the war!!!!
Agree there to a point. There were several post war operators.
I'll throw the BS flag up there!!! I worked at Lockheed in Burbank from 1980-1990 and knew many engineers that were around during the war years. There might have been some transplants that went to Georgia but "GELAC" was mainly made up of local folks hired during the 1950. Wind tunnel testing for the Connie was done in California and the tail configuration had absolutely nothing to do with the P-38, it was adopted to keep the tail height at a minimum so the aircraft could fit in many of the standardized hangars of the day!!!! BTW most if not all the archived data was at the library located on Valhala Drive next to plant A1 at that time. So tell us Dan, who were these folks????
Not providing references to satiate your responses.
Most what I posted is correct.
If you have have more information just provide it without your snarky responses.
I am here to fill the holes from people who know more than I do.
Sorting the Propaganda and misinformation information published over the decades
A lot of aviation history does not make sense.
There are so many books which one has the Correct Information.
You had writers that Caiden that really slathered misinformation.
Compared to a Dan Ford and Cookie Sewell that get into the weeds what really happened.
Then there are books like Robert Shaw's Advanced Combat Maneuvering.
As for my experience..
Supported programs at McDonnell Douglas Florida, Page Aircraft building Saudi luxury aircraft,
Gulfstream Aircraft in Savannah, Modification Centers in Clemson SC, Piper in Daytona, Cessna in Tampa.
Martin Marietta in Orlando, mostly missile programs and Aircraft programs in Baltimore
Lockheed Martin C-130 C-140 Stretch, C5A CADAM development and C17 RFP.
Aircraft Simulation industry that was predominantly throughout central Florida.
Supported Hamilton Standard and Sikorsky West Palm Beach including Star Wars program. Lot of NASTRAN Development.
Was on site when they blew a hole in a 10 foot slab of steel.
Earlier won Stock Eliminator points meet at Moroso (1983)
Supported teams on AWACs (with the Circle Bar W company ) in Linthicum MD, COMSAT in Germantown MD, Balloon Communication program in Columbia MD.
Wave Propagation Communications with US Army our of Marietta Ga using Barium Clouds to propagate a AM wave experimenting for Combat condition in Atlanta.
When in South Florida formed a Corporate Soccer League and Played Goalie.
Mororola, ABB/Westinghouse, Racal Milgo, Rodime, Modcomp, Siemens, IBM, Florida Power and Light.
Personally tackled the President of Siemens Engineering stopping an attack in the goal area.
I have interviewed and personally hired more than 3000 engineers and know their stories.
Remember being in Huntsville where I met and talked to Verner Von Braun and many of his associate engineers in Meetings.
Worked on dozens military programs with Sperry, Burroughs, Univac, CSC, Computer Products.
Including clandestine communication programs for Radio Free Europe and fascinating algorithm development for Ship Fire Control.
Got deep into the deposition, etching and manufacture of Microprocessors and the Tooling that went with it.
Then there was Marine Industry with US Coast Guard, CIA - Ft Lauderdale, DEA who caught the CIA in Ft Lauderdale running Drugs.
Oh and that Airplane i saw take from from CIA airways that got shot down over Nicaragua .
Chris Craft Military Patrol Boats for US Cost Guard and Navy that all of a suddenly ended up in the hands of the Israelis.
Had a good little bit of weapons systems and rack and stack development on US Destroyers and Frigates.
Even did manual Circuit Board design.
Then supported Nuke Power Plants at Grand Gulf, St Lucie, Turkey Point, Crystal River, Taft, Belafonte, TVA Chattanooga, Union Carbide Oak Ridge.
Even visited 3 Mile Island after the clean up.
My Grandfather worked for the National Geological Survey
He was the Scientist that selected Los Alamos for the Manhattan project.
I met many of his scientist friends as a kid at family events.
My Dad worked for NRL. Flew out of Bolling AFB then Andrew and later Pensacola.
Navy Connie called Sundowner that almost got shot down doing research around Japan.
Spent a lot of time with the Crew on weekends while Dad worked inside the Connie.
Witnessed an F-86 take off and crash in the river.
I have about 50 years in Engineering and IT... Started in Mechanical and Electrical Engineering
Have 50 years in Civilian and Combat Martial Arts and a good bit of weapons training.
Morning warm up is 50 sit ups, 75 Push ups and 50 BW Jump Squats and alternate days 70 Burpees.
The evening Martial Arts or the Gym getting ready to Ref Soccer for the Fall.
MSI Soccer Ref of the year 2017.
Can still chase down U19 men's teams on the Pitch and do that for three games a day.
Use to Ref as many at 12 games a weekend but cut that down.
Not too bad for a person 68 years old !
I own a IT and Engineering Business for more than 25 years.
Employed as many as 160 employees.
Now we are deep into Cyber Security and not just IT but Industry wide.
Hoping to employ 25 Engineers for an AFB reconstruction program in Florida
Aircraft history is only one area that information is sought.
What I give you comes from MY personal Experience and Study.
I will never have all the answers.
BUT I do not need to justify what I have learned.
Just want to know how a problem was solved.
What were the issues that had to be pushed through.
Who were the players.
No ego ... what was the result !
Got it !
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