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- From: ntaib@silver.ucs.indiana.edu (Iskandar Taib)
- Subject: Re: Worst allied fighter in WW2
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- Date: Thu, 24 Dec 1992 21:25:38 GMT
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- From ntaib@silver.ucs.indiana.edu (Iskandar Taib)
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- In article <Bzo8J5.Btn@law7.DaytonOH.NCR.COM> "Stimpson J. Cat" <davidy@seattleu.edu> writes:
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- >This monstrosity used a coupled Allison engine
- >(similar to the DB610 coupled engine used in the infamous Heinkel He-177
- >heavy bomber.)
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- What is a coupled engine? Would this be the H and W cylinder
- configurations we talked baout earlier?
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- >[mod note -- a prototype P-75 still exists -- at the USAF Museum at
- >Wright-Patterson AFB in Dayton Ohio. From what I remember reading about
- >the airplane, it took bits and pieces of existing designs, welded them
- >together, and viola' -- a new airplane design.
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- Is it? I'll have to look for it the next time I'm there. Is it out
- on display? Is it near the other WWII fighters?
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- [mod note -- sure does -- it's in the Annex]
-
- I wish they'd get their Spitfire XVI out on display.
-
- [mod note -- I believe it is on display. Whoops -- no it's not. Damn, I can't
- remember. The corner where a Spitfire used to be is now occupied by a
- Hurricane Mk II. I can't seem to remember if they have a Spit on display.
- ]
-
- I remember reading about an Allison-powered fighter that looked like
- a P-39 or P-63 but was much larger. I seem to recall it was a General
- Motors design. Was this the P-75?
-
- Also.. what was the twin engined job Howard Hughes crashed in? The
- story goes that one of the pitch control actuators failed.
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