Unknown plane

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fastmongrel

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Came across this whilst looking for something else and its a new one on me. Looks like a really slick bird possibly its a record plane. No idea what it is or which country apart from its a inverted V12 so German, Italian or Japanese. Looks Italian to me.

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Interesting. Several features make me suspect that the Japanese had been influenced by German design, not just the German engine but the aileron droop (proportional to the flaps) and some others. It sounds like it could have done with leading edge slats making it even more similar to an early Bf 109 !
Cheers
Steve
 

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