By Philip Kaplan
If it appears to be like correct, it could possibly fly right-a drained previous announcing between airmen, yet person who persists. imagine if you happen to will of the handful of airplanes that the majority humans could most likely agree are the best-looking examples of all. The record is brief yet unique and the facts is within the enthusiastic universal view of so much pilots who've flown them-for approximately all, it was once love firstly sight and primary flight. for many, that little checklist comprises the Vickers-Supermarine Spitfire, the Douglas DC-3, the Hawker Hunter, the Lockheed Constellation, the harmony, and the North American Mustang.
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He was forced to put the precious prototype down on a freshly ploughed field where the wheels dug into the soft ground, causing the plane to flip over onto its back. The pilot was not injured, but the aircraft was badly damaged and required a time-consuming rebuild. Ed Schmued acted swiftly to have the second NA-73 (on the shop floor and scheduled to be the first production aeroplane) prepared for flight test so as not to delay the critical test data gathering. Even before that first flight of the prototype, the British ordered an additional 300 of the new fighters, for a total buy of 620.
When he was ready to enter university or technical school, the family was not able to afford the tuition, so Edgar’s father bought the textbooks required and the boy became a self-taught aeronautical engineer and aeroplane designer. Without a formal degree, it was necessary for young Edgar to begin his career as an apprentice in a small factory. “I was a volunteer [apprentice] in an engine factory and my father was able to impress the owner of the factory with the necessity of giving me the best training possible.
But the Mustang’s performance rapidly eroded at altitudes above 15,000 feet; its Allison engine being supercharged for best performance at low altitudes. It took the Mustang eleven minutes to climb to 20,000 feet while the Spitfire V could get there in seven. The Spitfire and Germany’s Messerschmitt Bf 109 were both more agile than the Mustang at higher altitudes, and the Mustang weighed roughly a third more than the Spitfire. The RAF elected to operate the Mustang I in low-level tactical reconnaissance and ground attack roles to take advantage of the plane’s good performance in those situations.