24.10.2009, 12:00
it 's not only the historical importance of this plane or how fun missions can be made. I believe this plane was a masterpiece given the engineering limitations. For example, it had a long diameter radial engine designed for bombers.Can you imagine a UK spec (in a imaginery merlin-less world) creating a high speed interceptor with a hercules engine? In the world of 14 cylinder radials, possibly only the R-2600 was equally unsuitable for fighters (but of course with around 200 bhp more).