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[Photon440]

I don't think that version of a Lysander ever went into production; rather it was a modification built during the war to test out ideas. The regular version had a normal tail.

 

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I don't think that version of a Lysander ever went into production; rather it was a modification built during the war to test out ideas. The regular version had a normal tail.
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I've given many a part for that bird to the Warplane Heritage museum in Hamilton.

 

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YAK-130 Belarusian Air Force

 

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Kawasaki EC-1

 

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Lockheed EC-121 Constellation

 

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[Geff McCarthy]

unusual XB-70 photo, in that the vortex condensation only occurs in high humidity, and this is probably Edward AFB in the high desert. This bomber' design spec was 30min at Mach 3, performed in a giant triangle over the SW. The Soviet Mig 25, still a formidable, very high speed, high altitude interceptor, was designeds specificall to attack the B-70. One crashed, the remaining prototype is in the USAF museum in Dayton. Spectacular 60s aerodynamics and analog controls, like the SR-71

 

[Photon440]

The Bugatti 100 racer from 1939.

 

[Richard Cranium]

The Bugatti 100 racer from 1939.
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For such a small plane, the thing is pretty heavy.

General characteristics
Capacity: 1
Length: 7.75 m (25 ft 5 in)
Wingspan: 8.2 m (27 ft)
Height: 2.24 m (7 ft 4 in)
Wing area: 20.69 m2 (222.7 sq ft)
Empty weight: 1,400 kg (3,086 lb)
Powerplant: 2 × Bugatti Type 50P Straight 8 4.9L, 340 kW (450 hp) each
Propellers: 2-bladed Ratier counter-rotating
Performance
Wing loading: 68 kg/m2 (13.9 lb/sq ft)

 

[Photon440]

For such a small plane, the thing is pretty heavy.

General characteristics
Capacity: 1
Length: 7.75 m (25 ft 5 in)
Wingspan: 8.2 m (27 ft)
Height: 2.24 m (7 ft 4 in)
Wing area: 20.69 m2 (222.7 sq ft)
Empty weight: 1,400 kg (3,086 lb)
Powerplant: 2 × Bugatti Type 50P Straight 8 4.9L, 340 kW (450 hp) each
Propellers: 2-bladed Ratier counter-rotating
Performance
Wing loading: 68 kg/m2 (13.9 lb/sq ft)

Perhaps, but was still lighter weight and had more total horsepower than the early German BF-109A fighters. Higher wing loadings usually translate into higher top speeds as well.