Jerry Liles wrote:
>> The P39 is the Aerocobra and was unique design
>> with the engine behind the pilot and a 37mm cannon that fired through
>> the spinner.
>From Chuck Yeager's autobiography:
"Oh, don't give me a P39
with an engine that's mounted behind.
It'll tumble and roll,
and dig a big hole.
Don't give me a P39."
-drinking song from pilot training camp.
And also (about the P51 Mustang):
>> North American said they could design and build a better airplane
>> and do it in an incredibley short time (I think 6 months).
According to "Jane's WW2 Fighters" it took only 100 days from start
of design to first test flight, . Amazing.
-Brian
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