North American P–51B/C & F–6C Mustang

North American P–51B/C & F–6C Mustang

[...]that before making their pitch to the British Purchasing Commission (BPC) to build a fighter of their own design rather than the Curtiss P-40, NAA had done some preliminary design work on a fighter, making use of data from Curtiss. [...]the Mustang cooling system did not deliver net thrust, tho...

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Veröffentlicht in:Air power history 2020-03, Vol.67 (1), p.56-57
1. Verfasser: Taylor, Leslie C.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Aircraft
Cooling systems
Drag reduction
Preliminary designs
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Zusammenfassung:[...]that before making their pitch to the British Purchasing Commission (BPC) to build a fighter of their own design rather than the Curtiss P-40, NAA had done some preliminary design work on a fighter, making use of data from Curtiss. [...]the Mustang cooling system did not deliver net thrust, though it did significantly reduce cooling drag. Leslie C. Taylor, docent, National Air and Space Museum's Udvar-Hazy Center
ISSN:1044-016X