Ken27238@lemmy.ml to pics@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year ago[OC] F-35 Lightning II and P-51 Mustang flying in formation togetheri.imgur.comexternal-linkmessage-square13fedilinkarrow-up1131arrow-down18
arrow-up1123arrow-down1external-link[OC] F-35 Lightning II and P-51 Mustang flying in formation togetheri.imgur.comKen27238@lemmy.ml to pics@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square13fedilink
minus-squaregosling@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·1 year agoI 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 year agoMost 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.