The question is are we capable of producing
superior prop aircraft than the great fighters of WWII and what
configuration would it take?

I'm not sure what the engine would be. Is there an off-the-shelf
turbine engine that could be tweaked to the war-emergency power
requirements of a fighter aircraft?

I'm not saying there is none! I haven't the faintest idea of what the
capabilities of existing turbines might be. But note that the
horsepower of front-line fighters in WWII was more than doubled in
four years, as an example of wartime requirements. Also, lives were
cheaper in those days. The Germans accepted a man-killer like the Me
163 into front-line service, and the Me 262 would also be unacceptable
today, with its 10-hour engine life.


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