The Insane Engineering of the P-47

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That is ridiculous
BrazosBendHorn
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What a study in contrast:

P-47: "OK, we got us a big honking engine! Now let's build an airframe around it!"

P-51: "OK, we have this terrific airfoil with laminar flow. Hey, what do you suppose would happen if we swapped out that Allison power plant with a 2-stage supercharged Rolls Royce Merlin 66? I bet we could coax a few more mph out of it."
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DeHavilland Mosquito: Hey, I am made of wood and could still outrun German fighters.
It is better to light a flamethrower than to curse the darkness- Sir Terence Pratchett
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ME-262: what's a propeller?
P-51: what should a takeoff speed be?
ME-163: what's a fuel tank?
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Fairey Swordfish: yeah, yeah, we know, we're obsolescent. But we punch WAY above our weight.*



*provided, of course, that the enemy ships have no air cover ...
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Hellcat: "Hold my beer"
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