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Old 12-10-2010, 03:56 PM
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If comparing Spitfire Mk.I/Hurricane early marks and Bf109E-4 it can be easily seen that the Spitfire/Hurricane have longer exhaust pipes than Messerschmitt. I recall reading the exhausts on a DB engine were very short, in range of 10-15cm only.