• gosling@lemmy.world
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    2 years ago

    I knew modern jets are huge, but I would’ve never thought it was this huge compared to a P-51

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      2 years ago

      Most WWII fighters were basically large engines with the smallest possible airframe fit around them. The only armaments typically carried were guns, so they were light, fast and nimble.