Re: The Engine that Won the War

Posted by JWL On 2012/4/10 13:48:51

Stephen,

Reading this was the first time I had heard of the term "Maytag Messerschmitt" being applied to the Mustang. The book attributed it to the wide use of Maytag supplied aluminum castings in the Packard-built Merlins. Why not on other aircraft equipped with Packard Merlins? Maybe it was a carry-over from something else. Don't know...

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