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https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...e_at_WPAFB.jpg INDEED! over 2 U!:salute:

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Powered by a V-3420-19 24-cylinder engine rated at 2,600 hp (1,900 kW) driving co-axial contra-rotating propellers, the XP-75 flew for the first time on 17 November 1943. The second XP-75 flew shortly thereafter, with all six long-range XP-75s entering the test program by the spring 1944. The test program brought up numerous teething problems, including miscalculation of the fighter's center of mass, failure of the engine to produce its expected power, inadequate engine cooling, high aileron forces at high speed, and poor spin characteristics. Redesigns were introduced into the long-range XP-75s including a modified tail assembly, new "bubble" canopy, and a V-3420-23 engine that corrected most of the deficiencies by the time the first P-75A Eagles entered flight testing in September 1944.

By this time, the Army Air Forces had decided to limit the number of combat aircraft types in production and not enter into large-scale production of new types that might not be available before the war ended. As the twin-engine Lockheed P-38 Lightning and North American P-51 Mustang demonstrated excellent long-range capabilities, the production run of the P-75A Eagle was subsequently terminated on 6 October 1944. It was decided to use the six completed production aircraft for experimental work and development of the V-3420 engine. As a result of those events, the P-75A did not complete formal performance trials due to termination of the production contract. Ultimately, only eight XP-75s and six P-75As were built.

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Originally Posted by Aktungbby (Post 2822767)

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...e_at_WPAFB.jpg INDEED! over 2 U!:salute:

I had looked at that several times but ruled it out. I thought the canopy visible in Aktung's photo in the background belonged to the wing in the foreground, which had no bubble canopy and would have been a bit of a strange construction with the wing so much forward :03:

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Originally Posted by Catfish (Post 2822805)

I pulled a classic Jimbuna distortion-edit; it takes a lot to fool U guys!:Kaleun_Wink:

@ Jimbuna: does it have wheels?

Does it have a keel ?

Markus

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Originally Posted by Aktungbby (Post 2822946)

a submarine?

Not a submarine.

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Originally Posted by Catfish (Post 2822994)

Russian?

Too far north.

Is it one of these boats that transported high ranked officer from the ship e.g. Battleship to shore or viceversa ?

Markus

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Originally Posted by Catfish (Post 2823015)

european ?

Further south.