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09-17-2008, 07:46 PM
#7
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taken from wikipedia:
"The YPs were substantially redesigned and differed greatly in detail from the hand-built XP-38. They were lighter, included changes in engine fit, and the propeller rotation was reversed, with the blades rotating outwards (away) from the cockpit at the top of their arc rather than inwards as before. This improved the aircraft's stability as a gunnery platform."
"The YPs were substantially redesigned and differed greatly in detail from the hand-built XP-38. They were lighter, included changes in engine fit, and the propeller rotation was reversed, with the blades rotating outwards (away) from the cockpit at the top of their arc rather than inwards as before. This improved the aircraft's stability as a gunnery platform."
09-17-2008, 08:27 PM
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Originally Posted by clearedirect
Reno Air Races is correct, and yes I concur on the props spinning away from each other, making them both critical.
Cool photo by the way. The last time I saw an F-22, it was intercepting a GA plane that flew into a TFR without a flight plan or squawk code. Which P-38 was that?
09-17-2008, 09:49 PM
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Originally Posted by multipilot
Cool photo by the way. The last time I saw an F-22, it was intercepting a GA plane that flew into a TFR without a flight plan or squawk code. Which P-38 was that?
