Groundhog Thread Part Deux - P-39 Fantasy and Fetish - The Never Ending Story (Mods take no responsibility for head against wall injuries sustained)

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So that's a considerable jump in weight, especially at the front of the airframe - I wonder what adjustments were made to preserve CoG.
Perhaps the best answer would have been to reposition the engine further back - behind the pilot maybe so it would give a nice cog in the centre of the aircraft.
Would have been a far superior plane then - I wonder if anyone.... ever.... did.... that.... {slinks off quietly into the sunset...}
 
Of course, you must be referring to the Piaggio P.119, right?
 
Consider yourself fortunate you're not banging your head on door frames and bending your knees backward to get in and out of MGBs, Triumph Spitfires, and J3 Cubs!
Get yourself a pair of these:
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And quityerbellyachin!
Your concern is appreciated, but using a pair of those will just add extra weight and introduce stability issues that will surely send me tumbling, making me sorely regret the time I removed my nose armour.
 
Not proven wrong about any of those. Not wasting time proving them again.
 
Weight and rate of climb are directly related when engine power remains constant.
You simply REFUSE to read dont you? The introduction of variable speed props and then constant speed props completely changed rate of climb on the Spitfire, DESPITE increasing weight by over 400Lbs. It changed again with a different prop on the MkII. What is the point in a discussion where you refuse to read or accept anything? This is not controversial or special knowledge only understood by experts it is common knowledge which can be found anywhere on the net.

When first tested the Spitfire was slower than expected, so they took off the "climbing" prop and put on one optimised for speed. On the ground with a two blade wooden prop only around 660BHP was available because at max revs the prop was stalled so the power produced little thrust.

It isnt only the Spitfire, what did paddle blade props do for many A/C especially the P-47?
 
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