In article , Andrew Chaplin
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robert arndt wrote:

No, I'm looking for the real wooden mock-up of this aircraft:

http://www.geocities.com/uni1ua/bigph/mustang.htm

I gather it never made it past the concept stage. It looks as if its
power train would have been interesting, to say the least.
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Andrew Chaplin
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The power train would be variously more/less interesting depending on
whether the propeller pitch mechanism was electric or hydraulic (e.g.
the de Havilland Hydromatic prop). With hydraulic, the drive shaft
would have to have been hollow to take oil at engine pressure to the
prop.

One of the advantages of mid-engine appears to have been better options
for CoG. The Sabre engine was so heavy that the Typhoon had its rear
engine bearers located on the front wing spar, which gave a very stubby
nose and consequent poor streamlining.

The concept was given a fictional treatment in David Bruce's 'Prototype'
(see amazon.co.uk) where a Sabre-engined prototype fighter of 1942 uses
that configuration.

Cheers,

Dave

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Dave Eadsforth