The fat fuselage of de Seversky’s P-43 Lancer (top) gave him space to fit a turbocharger aft of the wing trailing edge. That turbo became an important feature of the XP-47B prototype. (Rudy Arnold Collection)
The fat fuselage of de Seversky’s P-43 Lancer (top) gave him space to fit a turbocharger aft of the wing trailing edge. That turbo became an important feature of the XP-47B prototype. (Rudy Arnold Collection)