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To: GonzoGOP

Those were cool, but airborne time was what? 15 minutes?


27 posted on 04/09/2009 2:55:19 PM PDT by TheThirdRuffian (Defend America from the Communist.)
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To: TheThirdRuffian
90 minutes, 60 at full power. About the same as the Spitfire and P-40, except that it was going a heck of a lot faster so the range in kilometers is longer. It was never going to be an escort fighter, but for strategic defense or gaining control over a battlefield it was unmatched.

You may be thinking of the ME 163. They only had a few minutes of powered flight before they had to glide home.
33 posted on 04/09/2009 3:01:42 PM PDT by GonzoGOP (There are millions of paranoid people in the world and they are all out to get me.)
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