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  1. OpanaPointer

    OpanaPointer I Point at Opana Staff Member WW2|ORG Editor

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    Popular Science, September 2009, page 92.

     
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    Slipdigit Good Ol' Boy Staff Member WW2|ORG Editor

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    I wonder how well they performed and how far they could get from the controlling aircraft?
     
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  3. OpanaPointer

    OpanaPointer I Point at Opana Staff Member WW2|ORG Editor

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    What I was chuckling about was the fact that Hellcats were "jets". :eek:

    However, to get you started on the question:

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    LRusso216 Graybeard Staff Member

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    Hmm. Jet, huh? I suppose the propeller was camoflage?

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    Slipdigit Good Ol' Boy Staff Member WW2|ORG Editor

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    Yeah, yeah, ya'll can have a field day with me for missing that little smidgen of inportant information. :eek: The Helcats had that radial induction jet engines, right? :D

     
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    Hey guys !
    Just tid bit, There was an aircraft that had both a radial engine and a general electric I-16 turbojet engine. The Ryan Model 28 FR-1 Fireball. Navy pilots used to love to pull up to an unsuspecting aircraft, shut down the radial engine and pull away at a very fast pace.


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