How P-38 Engineers Solved an Impossible Control Problem |The WWII Breakthrough That Changed Aviation

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November 4th, 1941, Burbank, California. Lockheed test pilot Ralph Varden climbed into the cockpit of YP38 number one for what should have been a carefully controlled high-speed test. The twin engine fighter was already proving to be one of the most advanced aircraft in the American arsenal. Sleek, fast, and powerful. But it had a deadly problem th... Read More