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Old 02-13-2008, 04:24 PM
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Originally Posted by boosed View Post
Sometimes, as in the P-36 to P-40 and Hawker Typhoon/Tempest to Tornado and Sea Fury, the airplane resulting from an in-line to radial or vice-versa transmogrification works beautifully (speaking of aesthetics, not aerodynamics -- although I suspect the two are related), but not always.

(Obviously writing in haste.)
The Typhoon/Tempest/Fury family development was quite complex with H-engines replacing radials and vice versa (http://www.vectorsite.net/avcfury.html).

Can I add my plaudits for a nice looking build - not that I know much about aircraft models.

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Charlie
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