The P-51 is a much bigger aircraft, the inlet is ventral but a lot of the cooling system is inside the fuselage.
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The P-51 is a much bigger aircraft, the inlet is ventral but a lot of the cooling system is inside the fuselage.P-39 Airacobra. Give it a ventral radiator similar to Mustang or Ki-61 and use the space in the wings for more fuel tanks.
You know how to whistle, don't you? You just put your lips together, and blow."I don't see the whistle.
That movie was made in 1944, she obviously had the P-51D cooling system in mind.You get a Bacon and a side of fries, Sir!
Don't look, just listen.I don't see the whistle.
You'd have two basic problems.P-39 Airacobra. Give it a ventral radiator similar to Mustang or Ki-61 and use the space in the wings for more fuel tanks.
And you're proposing shifting EVEN MORE weight aft??The P-51 is a much bigger aircraft, the inlet is ventral but a lot of the cooling system is inside the fuselage.
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I was flirting with the dark side of forum discussions.And you're proposing shifting EVEN MORE weight aft??
"Holy tumbling tinkerBells, Batman, what are they thinking of?"
No, through the pilot. As it is, he appears to be sitting on it. Shift him forward. CG problem solved. Visibility improved. What's not to like?Wouldn't a mid wing put the spar through the engine?
Groundhogs, fixed or jettisonable?I think you have it. A TP-39 without the aft cockpit!
Coals to Newcastle. Didn't you chaps have enough Mustang Mk1s already?Why not take the Allison engine out of a P-39 swap it for a Merlin and put it into a P-51, this new variant could be called a P-39WHITHNOSEWHEELATTHEBACK?
As far as I know the high altitude version of the P-39 was called (with delicious irony) the P-38, I am not an expert on the subject of numbers but I believe that 38 comes before 39.Coals to Newcastle. Didn't you chaps have enough Mustang Mk1s already?
Have fun Merlinizing the P39! "Exercises in futility are fun to watch."
-- Gyro Gearloose
That should auger well for you!
I saw what you did there.That should auger well for you!