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Piper Enforcer/Cavalier Turbo-Mustang III
Posted by bdk on Fri Aug 15, 2003 12:57:40 PM
In reply top Re: P-51 vs. A-10 posted by Tulio on Fri Aug 15, 2003 03:20:40 AM
I think that one of the Cavalier turboprop aircraft later came through Chino as a restoration project. perhaps Darryl Bond's aircraft?
http://www.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/registry/p51registry/p51-4484860.html
: Wasn't this already tried, when Piper was trying to sell t
: he PA-48 Enforcer to the USAF? AFAIK (Look! I have used on
: e of those acronyms!) the performance of the Enforcer was
: really good, but the USAF people did not want to have anyt
: hing to do with a propeller driven attack airplane (I'm ov
: ersimplifying the whole 'thang) and this meant that the ai
: rplane did not go beyond two examples built. Also, the PA-
: 48 was turboprop, but I understand that P-51s were used du
: ring the development phase??
:
: Tulio
