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Da Jug head
Pilot 		posted 11-27- 07:08 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Da Jug head   Click Here to Email Da Jug head     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
The post on the Merlin got me thinking-

How many of you guys have seen the pictures of the B-17 sporting 4 Allison liquid cooled engines (same ones used on the P-38)?

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wakeup tailgunner
Pilot 		posted 11-28- 04:24 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for wakeup tailgunner   Click Here to Email wakeup tailgunner     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Never seen them!

Post them up if you can!

How did they shape up performance wise?

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Whirlwind
Pilot 		posted 11-28- 09:45 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Whirlwind   Click Here to Email Whirlwind     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Check out the Wright-Patterson AFB Museum website. Since the merlins were in demand for mustangs, the plane never (no pun intended) never got off the ground production wise.

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semmern
Pilot 		posted 11-28- 12:23 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for semmern   Click Here to Email semmern     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I've seen it. Also, I've seen a B-29 with four Allisons. (Really eight, four double ones!)

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