AMCKen
Senior Airman
The T-56 is the engine in the C-130 Hercules and others.
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If you want a twin engine fighter with a conventional fuselage then the Fw-187 is the solution. Powered by 2 x DB605 engines I suspect the Fw-187 would have eaten the P-38 for lunch.
It had a top speed of 330 mph and a service ceiling of under 33,000 feet. I hope it "would of" been maneuverable!
Focke-Wulf 187 archive fileIt had a top speed of 330 mph and a service ceiling of under 33,000 feet.
"Will be, would have been."Focke-Wulf 187 archive file
The pre-production Fw-187 A-0 had a top speed of 545 kph when powered by 2 x 675hp engines. What do you think the top speed will be when powered by 2 x 1,450hp DB605 engines? Everything I have read suggests that the Fw-187 will be faster and have a rate of climb superior to the Me-109 when equipped with the same engine.
Then even the early P-38s were superior to the Fw 187 in the form that it was actually produced, but I agree about the British Mosquito comparison.The Fw-187 was designed during the same time frame as the American P-38. We know that the DB601/DB605 engines will fit as one of the prototypes was powered by DB600 engines. If we are comparing the P-38 to contemporary twin engine fighter aircraft then the Fw-187 is as close as we can get. It's certainly a better comparison then the British Mosquito.
Flyboyj, sorry for being off topic but I've wondered this for a while now and thought I'd take the opportunity to ask, why is it that you write 'would of' instead of would have or would've?
More examples of us Yanks just killing the English language!!!Thanks for settling my curiosity. I've seen people use that phrase here too, its the use of the word 'of' instead of 'have' that I find strange
Sorry if I am reviving an old topic, but it appears to me that one serious advantage of the FW 187 over the P-38 is that you can alter the armament to a significant degree or expend a heavy load of ammunition without changing the trim of the aircraft even with all armament near the centerline. The guns and ammunition on the P-38 (and P-39 and P-63 for that matter) are all way forward of the center of gravity.
- Ivan.