the Iron Dog

Every pilot dreams he is a fighter-jock. Very few ever fullfill that dreamby flying a war bird. So the hypotheticall queation is what would I fly if i won the mega million jack pot . The P-39. I would fly the 'Iron Dog'. The truth is that below 12,000 the aircobra could hold it's own with almost anything. RAF testing proved it would best a BF-109 at low altitude, a ability the Russians exploited the the max. As a pleasure pilot most my fun flying is at low altitudes, where the P39 excells. Besides it is so sleek & cool looking, with those doors and roll down window. It's tricycle gear, a plus for me, yet off field rugged. With built in ox it can still cruise in the VFR altitudes with ease & blow off the fastest Mooney. 300+ knts . Too bad all the two seat variants i have seen are so butt ugly.