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Originally Posted by herr_oberst
Beauty for beauty's sake?
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Nope. I read the history, that is all for function.
3 vertical stabilizers so it would fit in existing hangers. The fuselage tilted up in the back to get the tail out of the prop wash. The nose tilted down to keep the nose strut for being too long.
The R-3350 engines were a reliability problem. It used a supercharger for the intake and the turbo added to the output power. It was called a Power Recovery Turbine but some mechanics called it a Parts Recovery Turbine.