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Originally posted by tcar
Not mid engine. Engine is in the nose w/ driveshaft back to the counterrotating props that are behind the pilot.
Correct, copied a bad caption off that website.

Air Cobra and King Cobra were mid engined, this caused some performance issues against other disimilar/conventional fighters. So they were regulated to ground attack duties.



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