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My current No 1 aviation myth that has reared its ugly head on a facebook page I share is
The Allison V1710 didnt have a supercharger when fitted in the P39 and P40 and if only the US govenmint[sic] had let the manufacturers fit a Turbinecharger[sic] then they would have been the greatest aircraft of WWII. When I tried to point out the error in the post I got told I didnt know what I was talking about and anyway the original writer is a well known aviation expert. If he cant even use spellcheck then hes not much of an expert
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Ha...after being on the road for 10 years with Collings I've heard alot...
1. Ball turret gunners getting squished if the hydraulics are shot out....its an electric airplane Also, that it was 100% certain he was gonna die if they couldn't retract (B-24) or get out (B-17) for a wheels up landing.
2. Mustangs are hard to fly
3. Tuskeegee airmen didn't lose any bombers
4. B-24 pilots have massive left arms I have noted good sized forearms on the several B-24 drivers I have known - and all will tell you it wasn't easy to maintain tight formations above 22-23000 feet.
5. the B-17 was better than the B-24
6. the Mustang takes massive amounts of right rudder on takeoff Ain't rudder trim marvelous?
1. The Tuskagee Airmen never lost a bomber they were escorting.
2. The Stuka was more vulnerable than other Dive Bomber.
3. The Germans called the P-38 the Fork Tailed Devil.
1. They didn't?
2. It was?
3. Would have been cool, though.
It's Loaf's typical sarcasm.
Care to post a link?