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Dan K
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Round motor fans don't HATE pointy-nosed aeroplanes, we just happen to like round ones more.

Who will ever really know for sure why Curtiss took a perfectly good airplane like the P-36 and stuck a pointy on it? :wink:

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Dan K wrote:
Who will ever really know for sure why Curtiss took a perfectly good airplane like the P-36 and stuck a pointy on it? :wink:



...'cause they thought that sharks teeth look better on pointy airplanes....

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maradamx3 wrote:
... and you were suddenly offered a ride in a P-40, you're saying you would turn that offer down?


nah ! it'd make a good photo-ship for an echelon of P-51's flying wing.....

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seriously maradamx3: this isn't any love or hate thing - we all here just have our preferences when it comes to warbirds and we like to rub it in when given the chance....

- any piston engine, be it round or inline, attached to any warbird is a welcome sight & sound to me

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Swiss Mustangs wrote:


...'cause they thought that sharks teeth look better on pointy airplanes....


Now THAT is darn funny! :lol:
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Hey any PISTON engine that goes "pop, bang, and cough" and bellows blue/gray smoke is a hundred times better than a whiny TURBINE!!!!!
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I would also recommend checking out this website:
http://www.warbirdforum.com

Great info and lots to read on the AVG Flying Tigers...

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