And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
It's older brother, the P-63 King Cobra, was a bit better, and the reason the Russians loved the design...the P-39 suffered from some low speed issues, which were remedied in the P-63...of the 3300 built 2400 went to Russia....
The Soviets loved the P-39. Watch “P-39 Airacobra U.S. vs. Soviet Use” on Greg’s Airplanes and Automobiles on u-tube. It did mot perform well at high altitudes, but the USSR and Germans lacked high altitude bombers, so most of their flying was at lower altitudes where the Aircobra shined.
Mediocre at best, improved later on. Based on a Howard Hughes-designed absolute speed demon prototype, which pioneered things like flush rivets for decreased air resistance, IIRC.
Underpowered but the Russians loved it.
ReplyDeleteI made about 15 models of the P-39 as a kid !!
It's older brother, the P-63 King Cobra, was a bit better, and the reason the Russians loved the design...the P-39 suffered from some low speed issues, which were remedied in the P-63...of the 3300 built 2400 went to Russia....
ReplyDeleteback when NYS still had industry other than welfare
ReplyDeleteThe Soviets loved the P-39. Watch “P-39 Airacobra U.S. vs. Soviet Use” on Greg’s Airplanes and Automobiles on u-tube. It did mot perform well at high altitudes, but the USSR and Germans lacked high altitude bombers, so most of their flying was at lower altitudes where the Aircobra shined.
ReplyDeletePretty good for low level ground attacks with that cannon thru the spinner, but it got it's ass kicked at high altitudes due to supercharger issues
ReplyDeletein fact, Don Blakeslee got his girlfriend in a family way, headed out for WW2 and his brother married her.
ReplyDeleteMediocre at best, improved later on.
ReplyDeleteBased on a Howard Hughes-designed absolute speed demon prototype, which pioneered things like flush rivets for decreased air resistance, IIRC.