pssst Helldiver , P-59A Airacomet
I am curious though why the P-59 was such a failure.
"a multitude of problems including poor engine response and reliability (common shortcomings of all early turbojets) and performance that was far below expectations."
Those seem like issues that could have been fixed, and were when the P-80 came along. I guess I wonder why they didnt revive the p-59 once better jet engines came along, the basic aircraft looks pretty good.