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Old 26th July 2007, 20:17
Jukka Juutinen Jukka Juutinen is offline
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Re: Placing the Bell P39 Aircobra.

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Originally Posted by Graham Boak View Post
Cherrypicking Jukka: the equivalents of the Hercules and the Centaurus are the R2340 and R2800. Neither had particularly difficult or extended development histories, both had exemplary war records. The R3350 was a 4-row radial "corncob" of double the power and later in concept - although earlier than the Centaurus into service. Which I think supports my point not yours. Did Fedden ever propose a massive 4-row radial?
What the hell is "R-2340"? This is a completely new design to me. When did the 18-cylinder R-3350 transform into a 4-row radial? BTW, Centaurusīs capacity is 3270 cu.in. BTW, an R2800 is a 2800 cc small radial, an R-2800 is something else.
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