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Hello Wuzak
IMHO P-61E only shows that Riacrato's opinion, that why bother to design a heavy twin fighter, why not design a twin or Zwilling a la P-/F-82 Twin Mustang, has a good point.
Juha
Hello Wuzak
IMHO P-61E only shows that Riacrato's opinion, that why bother to design a heavy twin fighter, why not design a twin or Zwilling a la P-/F-82 Twin Mustang, has a good point.
Juha
But zwillings didn't work. The Germans tried for a Bf109Z - but that got nowhere.
The twin Mustang worked, but it didn't appear until 1946 and was very much a new aircraft and not a zwilling - despite appearances.
Claiming that twinned planes did not worked, because Bf-109Z was damaged by allied bomb(s) and never repaired, is hardly some conclusion.
Sure enough that a twinned plane is not something to be made quick-and-dirty; having many components is mass production can help to drive the price down, while expediting the delivery of the plane.
Anyone remember the P-75? If further developed it might have been worthwhile.
You mean like the P-61E or F-15 Reporter?
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/98/P-61_aka_F-15A_bw.jpg
http://aerofiles.com/north-p61e.jpg
The P-61E was to be a heavy day fighter.
Wow! I had never ever known of the P-61E. See, I was on to something. That plane would have been perfect! Any test data on it's performance? This thread is closed, P-61E would be the supreme heavy fighter.
But zwillings didn't work. The Germans tried for a Bf109Z - but that got nowhere.
The twin Mustang worked, but it didn't appear until 1946 and was very much a new aircraft and not a zwilling - despite appearances.
Tigercat is an awesome looking plane, with capabilities to go with that.