Allen,
A minor point, but the P-51 even with the Allison V12 performed very well. The
problem was with its performance at altitude. The Allison did not have a
supercharger on it therefore severely restricting performance above 10,000 ft.
The Allison engined P-51's, however, were used very effectively in the ground
attack role. The greatest need at the time was an effective long-distance,
high-performance interceptor. When the Rolls Royce engine as installed
(supercharger included), then the P-51 became the super star we all know.
Oh well, blah, blah, blah. Sometimes my brain has way too much useless
information, and I just have to unload when I get the chance. Sorry about
that. I sure enjoy hearing from everyone from all corners of the planet. This
list is the greatest thing since sliced bread. I hope I'm not out of line just
jumping in from time to time. I'm pretty new to this e-mail thing and even
newer to the list (2 weeks now). Thanks for all the great info.
Gordon Buck
Sultan, Washington
71 TR6
67 MGB GT
-----Original Message-----
From: Allen Nugent [SMTP:A.Nugent@unsw.edu.au]
Sent: Tuesday, August 11, 1998 6:49 PM
To: BUZZ52490@aol.com
Cc: triumphs@autox.team.net
Subject: US vs. UK
At 16:16 9/08/98 EDT, you wrote:
>
>So I suppose you are trying to say that Britain made better cars than
>America?Better Technology? Lucas better than Delco?
>
This thread has the makings of quite a can of worms. The Lucas example is
probably the most wounding one you could pick!
However, by way of quantitative comparison, it would be illuminating to
compare the recall histories of British vs. American cars (does anyone have
figures handy?) I don't think I've ever heard about British-car recalls,
although it must have happened from time to time. As for American cars, just
pick up a used-car buyer's guide and see how many models you can find that
haven't been recalled!
(BTW the P51 was probably the best fighter of WWII, but it was a pig until
they fitted Rolls Royce engines!)
Allen Nugent
Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering
University of New South Wales
Sydney 2052 Australia
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