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PutPut
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Actually, the test pilot reports stated it was easy to handle because the props were counter rotating which eliminated torque effects when you poured on the coal. It did have a lot of power in a small plane and supposedly could out climb a Corsair or a Seafire of that era. It also exceeded 438 mph in a power dive. The Navy just was not sold on a 2 engine plane for carrier duty in those days. Later, they changed their mind and along came the F7F. Just about all the early Navy jets had twin engines, the only exception I can think of was the FJ Fury series.
Cheers, Paul
