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P-40E-1 Warhawk/41-25074/879 fitted with 2 dirigible wing tanks with wooden sway braces, October 24, 1942.
[Source: Keith Walker Collection via WIX/FB]

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Helium filled for extra lift.

Look at the installation angle - were they assuming that the plane would have to fly at a high angle of attack to compensate for the extra weight?

Richard

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I am but mad north-north-west: when the wind is southerly I know a hawk from a handsaw.

Almost certainly. Max range cruise with that much external drag and weight is gonna be relatively slow, meaning a fairly high AOA.

Or, perhaps there was a CG issue as the tanks were emptied? Just a thought. Randy

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Drop Tank Is Attached To The Belly Of A Republic P-47 At 11Th Combat Crew Replacement Center, England. 8 July 1943

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Zero Surprise!!...

I would hazard a guess at a ground clearance issue during TO and landing.

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