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My picks...

Posted by bdk on Fri May 09, 2003 09:48:10 PM

In reply top Something for the Weekend posted by Joe Scheil on Fri May 09, 2003 08:21:26 PM

Beech Staggerwing (civilian design that could outrun the fighters of the day), Supermarine S6B (engine development), Me-109R (engine, streamlining, Me-109 development), Seversky SEV-S2 (proved that long range pursuit aircraft were practical), and the Hughes H-1 (flush riveting, low frontal area, streamlining, retractable gear).

Galloping Ghost/Jeannie, Steve Wittman's Chief Oshkosh/Buster, Cleland's Corsairs, Midget Mustang, and Conquest One.

: What were the top 5 most significant racers in terms of th
: eir contributions to piston engine fighter design of airfr
: ame/powerplant and why. Also what are the top 5 most sign
: ificant racers postwar if the first topic is too esoteric.
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: My first 5 to start the juices...no particular order, and
: not really well thought out...but close.
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: Travel Air Mystery Ship, S6B, "Time Flies", "Me 109" D-INJ
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: Curtiss R series, DC-2 in the MacRobertson Race....
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: Begine, Red Baron, Conquest One, Cobra II and Cleland's #
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