It seems like an awful lot of carefully built structure to be considered "disposable"! Sometimes basic assumptions aren't as common as one might otherwise think...
It seems like an awful lot of carefully built structure to be considered "disposable"! Sometimes basic assumptions aren't as common as one might otherwise think...
No allied fighter aircraft came close to the A6M series for fuel economy (L/100km or mpg) and for kmh or mph per horsepower. This was achieved through attention to weight and attention to aerodynamic detail.