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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Baloo: [QB] Rolls Royce [i]MADE[/i] the Merlin engine! The P-38s manufactured for the Britons were missing a very vital (and "top secret") feature. American P-38 propellers spun in opposite directions, cancelling out adverse torque. The U.S. government didn't want British P-38s to fall into German hands with this vital technology, so Lockheed was ordered to produce the English planes with engines that spun in the same direction. This single feature made the English P-38s a nightmare to fly. They cancelled the order. If you'll look at the Twin Mustang above, notice the pitch of the props. They turn in opposite directions, just like the P-38. --Baloo [/QB][/QUOTE]
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