The YFM-1 had some ideas that were absolutely insane, but it did have some redeeming features
- 2-Engines: Supposedly one engine has less installation drag than two, but when power's limited -- there ain't no shame in getting out an extra engine to do the job. The V-1710's also were effective engines that proved highly reliable throughout the course of WWII.
- Turbocharging: While turbocharging definitely had limitations, it was good if you wanted to fly at high altitudes.
- Range: If I recall it's range was around 1700-2500 miles and that is valid for an escort plane
This is both a request as well as a personal challenge regarding the ability to straighten out images and make effective photo-manipulations.
Since a photo-manipulation requires a photo, or in this case, blueprints, I have two of them. The first is the more detailed of the two and is courtesy of D.A. Williams, and will probably be used last, though ironically, I think it's the earliest version of the Airacuda.
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The second image is courtesy of
The largest free blueprint and vector drawing collection on the Internet - 16000 vector templates for sale, and will be the initial starting point as it's the least detailed and easiest to manipulate. It also is a three way view.
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I didn't make any of these. These are just a starting point.
The first issue will be proportions, and I'm basically using much of the same things that Witold Jaworski was doing on his page. Straighten the image out, and then make sure everything is of the same proportion.
Any advice will be welcome, such as what size to resize these images to if they're too big to avoid trouble.