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January 6th 07, 05:09 AM
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Was the Pratt & Whitney Double Wasp the best engine of WW II?
The Pacific was a "sideshow" ???? Tell that to the men who fought there,
including my Grandfather.... As to the R-2800... Ask anyone who has ACTUALLY flown a round engine... The shake, they leak, and when a cylinder blows completely off they still get you home. Been there, done that. The fact of the matter is that both the Packard-Merlin and the P&W-2800 were excellent engines in their time. Each had it's strong points, and it's weaknesses. Ruggedness went to the P&W. Fuel efficiency went to the Merlin. Both powered excellent aircraft. Arguements about which machine was best are silly. The real discussioin should be about which men were the best. Men win wars, machines don't. OL 
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