WIX Archives
Not so fast...
Posted by bdk on Wed Mar 06, 2002 12:18:18 PM
In reply top I knew you would have Mick..... posted by Cees Broere on Wed Mar 06, 2002 09:52:12 AM
Didn't Supermarine go to a tapered laminar flow wing in the last Spitfire variants? Kind of like a Mustang...
It still has too much wing area for pylon racing and the Spitfire radiators are a very high drag design.
: Just look at the side-profile of a Mk XIX, what you see is
: raw power. Especially with that contra-pop. It would be n
: ice to see Steve Hinton racing it at Reno and breaking all
: records.
Follow Ups:
- Re: Not so fast... - simon king Wed Mar 06, 2002 12:30:02 PM
- Wasn´t there a Jet Spiteful ...... - Christer Wed Mar 06, 2002 12:52:57 PM