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Did it not have four 20mm cannons in the belly tray?
Did it not have four 20mm cannons in the belly tray?
Built the P-40Q from the start. If Allison had done the 2-stage supercharger from the start, it would have been a really GOOD one. It would have been head and shoulders better than the P-40 even without the 2-stage S/C.
Perhaps scale up the Bf 109 so it could carry some FUEL?
1. Take supercharger off the Merlin XX in the fall of 1940Tell USAAF that 2 stage Allison, with fuel injection, is the right way?
1. Take supercharger off the Merlin XX in the fall of 1940
2. Send to Allison.
3. In modern terms "copy and paste"
solves an awful lot of problems in 1942, early 1943.
There wasn't much wrong with the basic engine, they just stayed with the basic supercharger way too long.
Think Merlin stuck with the pre Hooker supercharger until 1943 or so.