Another example I can come up with on the radial vs. inline comparo is the P36 vs. P40.
The Army Air Corps P36 C had 1200bhp with 100 act fuel, whereas the P40s that replaced it only had 1000bhp.
The P 40 was faster in level flight, but, the P 36 could out turn it (from pilot accounts), and the P 36 was significantly faster in the climb. (3 to 4 minutes faster to 20,000ft. depending on model of P 40).
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Personally speaking, the P-40 could contend on an equal footing with all the types of Messerschmitts, almost to the end of 1943.
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10-18-2012, 10:51 PM
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