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To: elcid1970

If he had run out of “benzine,” I’m sure the people on the ground could hear the pilot’s cursing.


20 posted on 11/06/2018 7:40:18 AM PST by Loud Mime (Liberalism: Intolerance masquerading as tolerance)
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To: Loud Mime

Did some math on Me-262 specs; its duration was just over one hour, so only limited time for combat; gliding to land once out of fuel must have been a standard procedure.

Early turbojets were huge fuel guzzlers.


24 posted on 11/06/2018 8:00:08 AM PST by elcid1970 ("The Second Amendment is more important than Islam. Buy ammo.")
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