Good run, Mr. Bahn! There is precedent for the fast(er) bomber - the DeHaviland
Mosquito
of WWII, powered by two of those lovely R-R Merlins. Rather than hauling around
an 8 to 10
man crew to man guns for self-defense, the Mossy just hauled ass! Faster than
anything the
Luftwaffe could put up after it until the ME262 jet, and still capable of
hauling 2000+
pounds of ordnance. My kind of airplane...
Gary McCormick
San Jose, CA
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Bahnseye@aol.com wrote:
> In a message dated 99-07-16 18:22:49 EDT, you write:
> The only thing wrong with the R16 Fighter Squadron concept (in relation to
> U20 Bombers) is – aren't fighters supposed to be faster than bombers?
>
> Results from Marlboro Cup at Jefferson 500, Summit Point, 15 May:
>
> Place # Class Driver Yr Car
> 6 50 M1 JH Bahn 66 Datsun SPLL311
> 7 11 M1 G Tobias 69 Datsun 2000
>
> Guess it all depends on who's fightin' and who's bombin' !
>
> BTW, the cars *were* running in the same class. Check it out at
> http://www.september8th.com/j500-99.htm
>
> (beat the MG, also!)
> JH Bahn
> 66 1600 Vintage FP
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