Wild_Bill_Kelso
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- Mar 18, 2022
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P-36 all the way.
BTW - this might be a topic better fitting on our 'What if' sub-forum.
I am confident that they could have done something with the Gloster E5
China opted for the P-36 produced by CAMCO. Then production was transferred to Hindustan Aircraft Ltd in Bangalore, India which had British Indian Govt investment.
I note the claim of manufacturing Vultee Vengeance as does HAL's own website. Don't recall reading of that in the history of the that aircraft I have. More likely assembly of aircraft arriving in India for the RAF and IAF.
CW-21 Demon?
Always kinda liked that weird little fighter
Could the Aussie 1830 improve the P-36 performance at all? Did the late Indian / British variants have SS tanks and armor?
I was looking for the 'what-if' subforum as I thought somebody (maybe you?) alluded to it in another thread, but missed it. Can this one be retroactively moved there?
doneThe Indian-made P-36 is a probably a myth.
British variants were all made in upstate New York, too. No s-s tanks IIRC, perhaps some ad-hoc armor, like the back armor for the pilot. Aussie R-1830 will probably up the performance, it was making a bit more power than the R-1830s installed on the P-36s.
What-if forum is here.Wurger , FLYBOYJ - could you help, please, with moving the thread?
done
Keep posting...So do we still keep posting here or do we go over to another thread?
It was not a myth, however the number built could be counted on one handThe Indian-made P-36 is a probably a myth.
British variants were all made in upstate New York, too. No s-s tanks IIRC, perhaps some ad-hoc armor, like the back armor for the pilot. Aussie R-1830 will probably up the performance, it was making a bit more power than the R-1830s installed on the P-36s.
What-if forum is here.Wurger , FLYBOYJ - could you help, please, with moving the thread?