Seems like "Enola Gay" was caught in a revisionist storm... AGAIN!!

"Gord Beaman" wrote in message
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"John Mullen" wrote:

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There's no descendant of the P-59A. But every airliner that
flies,
with its engines hung in pods beneath the wings, owes something
to
the
Me-262.

Not true. Just like every airliner that flies with the engines
embedded
inside the wings or fuselage does not owe something to the Yak 15
or
P-80.

Name one.

Boeing 727.

Nope. It had three engines in pods at the tail. One was served by an air
intake at the front of the fin. See
http://www.cactuswings.com/psa/hangar/727.shtml

Rather like the DC 10, the L1011 or the Trident.

John


Comet/Nimrod.

Yep, I think you'd have to go back that far. Podded engines are safer and
easier to replace/service

John.