Seem to recall pilots objecting to the propeller driveshaft running between
thier knees
(the engine was behind the pilot) as detremental to their dreams of post-war
fatherhood.
Rick Beckrich
Alexandria VA
>>> <Tmoynihan@xxxxxxx> 01/28 7:19 PM >>>
And of course the P39 was the much-maligned (except in anti-tank warfare in
Russia) Aircobra.
Regards,
Tom Moynihan
Dallas, TX
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