alt.binaries.pictures.aviationShow header Prev. Next
Re: B-25 Mitchell 1.jpg Organized? me?
DAN (dan@no.spam.thanks) 2016/03/14 12:54

Byker wrote:

>"DAN"  wrote

>> http://bispro.deviantart.com/art/North-American-XPB2J-1-Super-Mitchell-406226038

>The Allison T40 ..
>Had these been grafted to a B-25 airframe the performance would've been
>spectacular, especially rate of climb. With three times the horsepower of
>the original Wright R-2600s, it probably could have reached 480 mph, that
>is, if it didn't fly apart (150 mph faster than its never-exceed speed).

Which is obviously part of why NAA developed the Savage instead, and why that
what-if photoshop job on Deviantart, however cute, is utterly senseless.

Follow-ups:1234
Next Prev. Article List         Favorite