Reluctant Poster
Staff Sergeant
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- Dec 6, 2006
As I recall there was an excellent article on R-3350 isses in the AEHS publication The Torque Meter. Also there is this AEHS article posted online:I think it is that drag was more of an issue on a B-29. The first priority for a B-29 after take off was to gain forward speed not altitude, at any given continuous power setting a B-29 with full fuel and bomb load will be going slower than a single engined fighter, so there is less airflow into and through the engines. I presume this also meant the engine cowls were open more resulting in more drag.