I thot I would have an easy go of it with this one...but no, it's gonna try to beat me up. Not many good, large photographs of this one. To make matters worse it looks like a lot of panel lines and rivets were taped and filled making for a near featureless fuselage. Any help would be appreciated.
This A/C had the ability to outperform anything in the skys at the time, but was the victim of political dabbling. Ahead of its time, it needed far more powerful (and supercharged) engines. Some of its design features for low drag high speed performance were unique with very clean, sleek lines. Unfortunately it never progressed much beyond the initial prototype design. At low altitudes it was faster than anything around at the time, but at the heights most combats were taking place it was sadly underpowered and therefore relegated to a ground attack role where it performed admirably. It was taken from active service in 1943 and by 1949 all had been dismantled and destroyed. There is not a single surviving example today.
Last edited by Otterkins2; 6th September 2010 at 00:24.
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