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this post was submitted on 23 Jul 2023
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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.