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Old May 17th 06, 02:07 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
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Default What WW2 plane broke the sound barrier?

Lockheed P-38 Lightning revealed Mach tuck phenomenum, its cause and fix.

It wasn't mach tuck IIRC as the plane wouldn't go that fast. It was
flight control compressibility in a high speed dive that froze the
stick. The J model had dive brakes for just that reason.