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Had Fedden not spent so much time on the sleeve-valve, then perhaps a poppet-valve Hercules or Centaurus could have been available much sooner, and the story completely different.
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Both the Hurc and Centaurus were sleeve valves. Are you saying they could have been re-designed with poppets?
The Soviets did not leave the P-39s stock (as shipped from the USA).