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Post subject: Re: Wings: B-17 vs B-24  Posted: 02 Sep 2025, 17:05 |
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Stephen Ambrose's book "The Wild Blue" about B24 crews in WWII is a good read and you will learn about the difficulties in piloting it.
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Post subject: Re: Wings: B-17 vs B-24 Posted: 03 Sep 2025, 05:12 |
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Username Protected wrote: That video had a smattering of facts sprinkled across a whole lot of wrong/inaccurate/out of context information. Tell us more …
In 1934: "Then chief designer Clare Eggvette made a decision that would horrify aerodynamicists but save thousands of air crews. He threw out 60 years of speed first wing philosophy."
I had no idea we had wing design philosophy in the 1870's.
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