Cool groingrinder.
Additionally, about the P-51. The British Govt wanted North American to build the P-40 for the RAF but the blokes at NA thought they could do better.
They were right. In order to get around the cramped canopy of the earliest ones the opening part of the canopy was replaced with the British Malcolm
sliding hood, as used on the Spitfire, NA came up with a permanent fix on the P-51D by introducing a bubble canopy, as was being done on several US
and UK fighters by this time, even the Spitfire.
[edit] the coincidence of the Allison engine and the Malcolm hood just struck me, but I guess only the Brits knmow who Malcolm Allison was
[edit on 13-6-2004 by waynos]