Vultee XP-66 Vanguard (3 Viewers)
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buffnut453
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Not one of Vultee's more elegant designs, I'm afraid!
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Admiral Beez
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The murals on the back wall are something else.
Nice shots!
How come we got Brewsters and P-36s from the US and not these beauties ?
These were 100 km/h faster than Brewster model 239 and 50 kph faster than P-36.
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3gjfXlWxHw
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmbEXfXY91U
These were 100 km/h faster than Brewster model 239 and 50 kph faster than P-36.
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3gjfXlWxHw
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmbEXfXY91U
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They were so bad the USAAC scrapped the last ones we couldn't give away in 1942
SaparotRob
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If they couldn't give 'em away in '42, that is bad.
buffnut453
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How come we got Brewsters and P-36s from the US and not these beauties ?
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These were 100 km/h faster than Brewster model 239 and 50 kph faster than P-36.
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3gjfXlWxHw
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmbEXfXY91U
The P-66 wasn't very robust and had a tendency to ground-loop, which is odd given its wide-stance undercarriage. The RAF evaluated it as an advanced trainer for service in Canada but even that wasn't a suitable use for the aircraft, so they were all fobbed off on China. My guess is that the P-66 would struggle to survive some of the harsh operational conditions in Finland.
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