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The question is are we capable of producing superior prop aircraft than the great fighters of WWII and what configuration would it take? I'm not sure what the engine would be. Is there an off-the-shelf turbine engine that could be tweaked to the war-emergency power requirements of a fighter aircraft? I'm not saying there is none! I haven't the faintest idea of what the capabilities of existing turbines might be. But note that the horsepower of front-line fighters in WWII was more than doubled in four years, as an example of wartime requirements. Also, lives were cheaper in those days. The Germans accepted a man-killer like the Me 163 into front-line service, and the Me 262 would also be unacceptable today, with its 10-hour engine life. all the best -- Dan Ford email: see the Warbird's Forum at www.warbirdforum.com and the Piper Cub Forum at www.pipercubforum.com |
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