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Old 7th Jan 2011, 06:45
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bearfoil
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I think at first, North American wasn't into the "Spirit" of the fight.

Superchargers were of course in service. The Lockheed "Lightning" or P-38, had turbocharging, each unit was aft of the Engine mounted on the Boom. The engines were contra rotating (There was a Left, and a Right, problematic in the field). This a/c was developed pre War, by Kelly Johnson, one of his first masterpieces. So turbo was not on the Apache, but one will have to admit the P-51 iterated into one beauty.

The wing is essentially symmetrical. The Angels are in the details.

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bear