Из предисловия к мануалу по американским турбонагнетателям.
NACA created an aeronautical research community at Langley, in terms of equipment for engine research, the laboratory was probably superior to any found in the world. Interviewed at that time by the laboratory's newspaper, Wing Tips, Langley's top engineer declared unequivocally that the supercharger was so essential that his division was looking forward to a not distant future when they will be asking you not what kind of supercharger have you got on your engine, but what kind of engine have you got on your supercharger?'"
Supercharger technology was highly guarded. The Americans initially sold P-38's to Britain, but without the superchargers. That made them very sluggish at higher altitudes. The British called it the "Castrated Lightnings." Lockheed wouldn't supply them with the turbochargers, the Americans were afraid one could potentially end up in German hands.
NACA created an aeronautical research community at Langley, in terms of equipment for engine research, the laboratory was probably superior to any found in the world. Interviewed at that time by the laboratory's newspaper, Wing Tips, Langley's top engineer declared unequivocally that the supercharger was so essential that his division was looking forward to a not distant future when they will be asking you not what kind of supercharger have you got on your engine, but what kind of engine have you got on your supercharger?'"
Supercharger technology was highly guarded. The Americans initially sold P-38's to Britain, but without the superchargers. That made them very sluggish at higher altitudes. The British called it the "Castrated Lightnings." Lockheed wouldn't supply them with the turbochargers, the Americans were afraid one could potentially end up in German hands.
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