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This is one of my favorite twin-engined WW2 aircraft
780 KPH=484MPH! It was faster than the Hornet on 460 less HP!My favorite in the FMA family is the I.Ae.30. Nancu.
To me it looks like an all-metal Mosquio / Hornet-like beast. Firmly embedded in WWII technology even though it first flew in 1948. Used a pair of Merlin 604s. 460 mph.
Unfortunately, the entire population was one aircraft.
780 KPH=484MPH! It was faster than the Hornet on 460 less HP!
I wonder how they did that?
He got it from wiki:Where did you get 780kph?
The aircraft was lighter than the Hornet, that has to be something to do with its performance.
He got it from wiki:
"During a cross country flight, from Córdoba to Buenos Aires, the Ñancú reached a level speed of 780 km/h, setting a new piston engined speed record in South America"
Trouble is this gets back to was it helped or not by tailwinds ?????
Speeds on cross country flights being good for press releases at times but not really good indicators of real flight performance, 400mph Hurricane anyone
OK, so it's time to ask something that's been bugging me on the Hercules. Airflow to the supercharger comes from the intake on the top of the cowl. I get that, but there also seems to be air ducted from the engine, down through the back of the wheel wells then collecting to an outlet on the rear bottom of the nacelle. Where's this air coming from? Is there a by-pass around the supercharger or is there some kind of waste gate? AFAIK, there's no such airflow downstream of the supercharger on a Merlin. Intake is regulated by a flap and all air goes to the engine.