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Wiki says that the 2002 entered service in march 1942. when did or would it see first combat? because the only records i found of the 2002 combat service starts with the invasion of Sicily. Was the Reggiane Re.2002 used in North Africa at all?

this is exactly what im talking about theres nowhere near a majority consensus on whether the N.1 was a jet or not. half of who i talk to say yes, half say no

Then if the prop was internal, could you classify it as a turbofan? turbofans sort of work the same way

p-38 was good. but the dornier 335, was better. imagine having to fight a plane that can easily outrun a tempest. and its armed to the teeth with a 30mm and 2 20mm cannon. plus a fair amount of bombs make it an excellent fighter bomber. if the germans produced the 335 when the war was still in...

we all know the campini N.1 was a propellerless airplane, but sources clash on the definition of the plane. some say jet powered, some say the engine wasnt really a jet. can someone finally tell me in a professional manner what the N.1 is? if its not a jet, then what do you call it?

Yes i see the differences and similarities now, thanks for shedding light on wwii italian aircraft engines, of which i think is one of the most obscure topics of wwii aviation. and on a sidenote, how did the italian engines fare in service life? even with sand filters, i imagine the constant...

So are you saying that some Italian DB 601 powered aircraft were powered by former German engines and not Italian built ones? also on the service life note, how long were the service lives of Alfa Romeos as opposed to the Daimler benz engines?

I dont have enough time to read all these pages so if i repeat an already discussed point, i apologize for it. was the b-17 designed for a role in which hundreds would form the box formations? or was it just suited towards that role later? secondly even though heavier armament appeared on...

I suppose youre more than likely right, stona. wwii records, while large and detailed, are still far from a complete or near complete database of wwii. and i guess the mysterious nature of the H would make it hard to distinguish between what was an H and what was a modded F model, like was suggested

but then again, i suppose the 109W was just nothing more than the result of the overwhelming desire to specialize aircraft that dominated world war ii aircraft development.

well factory production numbers could have been destroyed, but what about squadron registers? we know of several units that operated the Bf.109H. did it just occur, that every possible source of production and operational service data for this model was completely lost to the final stages of the...

Indeed but norway came to mind first. these fjords sometimes have no level coast and rise straight up into the mountains. if you need fighters on call to protect your moored ships immediately(within 10 or 15 minutes of warning), then i would assume a fighter floatplane could rapidly respond and...

and with the well known meticulousness of wwii german records of manufacture and information depositories, how is it that no one knows for certain how many H models were produced? even so, uncertain numbers also often have numbered estimates, but the H model is confusing. i havent seen one...

What was the point of the W model? fighter floatplane in europe? doesnt seem to have much of an advantage to me unless it was intended for operations in norway with its fjords

yes, but the s.82 was built with different materials. the engines can make whatever aircraft theyre on carry a heavier payload, but if the airframe of said aircraft is already carrying its maximum load without compromising structural integrity, then the advantage of greater loads is void.