Some may appreciate Ed Storo's comment from 9 months back:
"Not up to standards I expect from the Smithsonian. A "C- "at best. First: the fuselage on the Hurri is NOT wood it is steel tube. The formers around the steel fuselage are wood, and they are for aerodynamic air flow/cosmetic reasons. These pieces of wood carry NO load. The steel tubes carry the strength/load. Second: the Merlin. In 1918 Rolls Royce developed the Falcon V12 engine (with help from the Curtiss V12..a whole 'nother story.) and it became the Kestrel and finally ended up as the Merlin. (one can not sum up this story in one sentence, but close enough for general public). Third: biplanes do not magically develop drag at 200mph. Some Russian WWII fighters might disagree with you on that point. Visibility, ease/cost of construction, potential of higher speeds, plus realizing the silliness of antiquated reasoning (Old brains generals looking at a monoplane fighter and saying, "it doesn't look strong enough".) helped develop the monoplane fighter. You need some serious quality control. I am glad that you attempted to put this information out, but raise your standards."
