Yeah, yeah.  The Hellcat (F6F) shot down the most aircraft in WWII,

even tho

many authors erroneously award this to the P51.  What aircraft holds

the world

speed record for a piston aircraft?  What kind of motor?   Big thick 60
knot-landing
speed Navy wing and it STILL is the fastest.

Bill Freeman

  Yeah, yeah. That world record holder your talking about has a wing span
only slightly greater than its thickness !! And while we're discussing that
particular aircraft I might point out that its failed to win at Reno for
the past decade or so because of reliability problems. The fast P51s push
it so hard the engine always comes apart before it can finish. I have to
admit though that when its running right it sure is an awesome airplane !!  :-)

Mike Wills

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