TheRealMrEd
Airman 1st Class
- 117
- Aug 2, 2017
Not an easy project, but fills a gap in the collection. For those interested, the gory details of the "build" are HERE.
And now, the rather poor pics. Sorry about that!!
Many have claimed that the NA-73X Mustang was built to copy this Curtiss XP-46 attempt at a laminar flow wing. Actually, the government made North American Aircraft buy Curtiss's Wind tunnel testing data, because N.A. had never built anything other than the T-6 Texan (or Harvard or SNJ, depending on your flavor). N.A. claims they did their own research. The two aircraft types may have a vague resemblance, but I don't think it's very much...
Comparison pic for your perusal. Doubt that you've ever seen THESE two models side-by-side!
Thanks for looking, as always...
Ed
"Dispensing the Tribal Wisdom since before there WAS a Tribe!"
And now, the rather poor pics. Sorry about that!!
Many have claimed that the NA-73X Mustang was built to copy this Curtiss XP-46 attempt at a laminar flow wing. Actually, the government made North American Aircraft buy Curtiss's Wind tunnel testing data, because N.A. had never built anything other than the T-6 Texan (or Harvard or SNJ, depending on your flavor). N.A. claims they did their own research. The two aircraft types may have a vague resemblance, but I don't think it's very much...
Comparison pic for your perusal. Doubt that you've ever seen THESE two models side-by-side!
Thanks for looking, as always...
Ed
"Dispensing the Tribal Wisdom since before there WAS a Tribe!"
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