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.
Friday, September 26, 2025
A KB-29M refuels a B-29MR fitted with a nose probe, 1950
The reason, look at the understeer. Not faster but heavier and more complicated. The aero advantage was negated by the rear tires so no net increase in top speed and worse cornering. What's not to like.
Well THAT sent me down an interesting trail! Here is more, and it is a testament to the ingenuity born of desperation common for that day:
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The reason, look at the understeer. Not faster but heavier and more complicated. The aero advantage was negated by the rear tires so no net increase in top speed and worse cornering. What's not to like.
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