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The a/c's airframe and engines were underdeveloped, and as a consequence it was as much of a threat to its pilots as was enemy action. I suppose that I (and other Me-262 fans) are overwhelmed by its good looks. More than any other WWII, with the exception of the Zero, it looks sinister. (The Zero was also a bit of a threat to its pilot I read Mr. Whittle's bio a few years ago. IIRC, all he needed was official backing (i.e., money) and he could have produced and perfected his gem far earlier than historically. Well, every genius thinks he's unappreciated. It's true, he didn't get the money until September 1939, and that may be a major reason why the Germans were ahead of him. For all that, I suspect that the Whittle Unit was a dead end. It looks like a collection of tin cans from a scrap drive. No other turbojet looks remotely like it. Did even GE stick with the contraption very long? all the best -- Dan Ford email: www.danford.net/letters.htm#9 see the Warbird's Forum at http://www.danford.net/index.htm Vietnam | Flying Tigers | Pacific War | Brewster Buffalo | Piper Cub |
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