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Title: World War 1928-A thought experiment
Post by: BnZs on May 22, 2014, 03:26:05 PM

What would the fighters, bombers, the war in the air, and the progress of aviation in general been like had major hostilities broken out a decade earlier than they actually did, and continued for 4-6 years?

Title: Re: World War 1928-A thought experiment
Post by: Randy1 on May 22, 2014, 03:35:26 PM

The number one control factor I would think is engine development.  Where were engines in 1928.  Kind of a chicken-egg kind of a thing.  Interesting question.

Title: Re: World War 1928-A thought experiment
Post by: BnZs on May 22, 2014, 03:46:32 PM

Here are some circa fighter designs.

I think it would be fascinating to dogfight something that combined the maneuverability of biplanes with much greater horsepower and ruggedness than was available in WWI fighters.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawker_Fury (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawker_Fury)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dewoitine_D.27 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dewoitine_D.27)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curtiss_P-6_Hawk (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curtiss_P-6_Hawk)