Ken27238@lemmy.ml to pics@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 年前[OC] F-35 Lightning II and P-51 Mustang flying in formation togetheri.imgur.comimagemessage-square13fedilinkarrow-up1136arrow-down19cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up1127arrow-down1image[OC] F-35 Lightning II and P-51 Mustang flying in formation togetheri.imgur.comKen27238@lemmy.ml to pics@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 年前message-square13fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squaregosling@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·1 年前I knew modern jets are huge, but I would’ve never thought it was this huge compared to a P-51
minus-squareOldFartPhil@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 年前Most WWII fighters were basically large engines with the smallest possible airframe fit around them. The only armaments typically carried were guns, so they were light, fast and nimble.
![[OC] F-35 Lightning II and P-51 Mustang flying in formation together](https://i.imgur.com/FmAEHnc.jpg){kind=link}
I knew modern jets are huge, but I would’ve never thought it was this huge compared to a P-51
Most WWII fighters were basically large engines with the smallest possible airframe fit around them. The only armaments typically carried were guns, so they were light, fast and nimble.
Human for scale.