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Nowadays we're much more accepting about two-man cockpits (infosec.pub)

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[–] yesman@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago

Learned recently that the P-82 was powered by Allison engines, not Merlin.

It's a myth that the Merlin was vastly superior as such. The difference was in the supercharger, and when Allison was equipped with a proper one, it was competitive with the Merlin. The P-38 with it's turbocharged Allisons had amazing high-altitude performance throughout the war.