Bell P-59 Airacomet
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SaparotRob
Unter Gemeine Geschwader Murmeltier XIII
Nice bit of history there.
soaringtractor
Banned
- 33
- May 8, 2014
Too bad the P59 did not get the LATER larger GE version of the whittle engine, like the single engine the P80 got !!! it certainly would have increased the performance. BUT the P80 was already in the flow !!!
GreenKnight121
Staff Sergeant
- 913
- Mar 16, 2014
The P-59 had very little room for performance increases, due to its horrendous aerodynamic design and heavy structure. You could have doubled the engine thrust and it would not have had much increase in speed - just a moderate increase in climb rate.
Good one!
