Re: the mistake with the tetraethyl lead, thank you both, this is just the sort of feedback I need.
Originally Posted by
rickair7777
A more realistic progression would be the one that actually happened...piston prop engines developed to the nth degree under wartime pressure, culminating in turbocharged and supercharged V-12's making perhaps 2000+ HP before being rapidly superseded by jets.
Turboprop, turbocharging, and supercharging are all different things. If you don't already know the differences, you should look it up.
And no tetraethyl lead in jets.
Would a piston prop engine use fuel with the tetraethyl lead additive?
You say jets superseded piston prop engines. Does the jet engine evolved out of the piston prop in some way?
I'm thinking I need to have my Eagles use piston prop engines (if they do use fuel with tetraethyl lead) and have my rebel engineer come up with jet engines based off them somehow. Would that make sense?