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[stealthn]

So British engine in a German plane....not worth the effort IMHO

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[Flat Six]

Originally Posted by Porsche-O-Phile

I was thinking the a Museum of Flying in SMO to complement their Zero (last flying one iirc - back in my flight instructing days I chatted with the guy who supposedly ferried it there and pranged the prop, wrecking the original Mitsubishi engine - now it has a P&W if I recall, kinda interesting / sad / funny story).

Think you might be referring to the A6M3 of the SoCal wing of the CAF in Camarillo: Mitsubichi AM63 Zero

Some cool stuff there . . .

On many Sundays during the summer around here we're treated to four AT-6 Texans flying in formation and -- every once in a while -- a P-51.

[tcar]

Originally Posted by fred cook

Weren't the original V12s mounted inverted with the heads at the bottom? The next time I watch the "Battle of Britain" movie I will look for these planes.

Yes, the original DB V-12's were mounted inverted (heads down) to make room for the cannon in the prop spinner, I heard.

Yes, they were injected... a big advantage initially against the carb'd Hurricanes and Spits when going inverted. The Brits did a 'fix' for that which allowed inverted flight for short periods.

The Spanish versions had the Merlins mounted right-side-up.