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Originally Posted by Orange Anchor  For a little perspective of how long this debate has been going on, Lindberg flew lean of peak AND over-square. When he went into the Pacific in WWII he demonstrated the techniques in the P-38 and almost doubled the range. Later (1943) this increased range was used to fly a low level intercept of Japanese Admiral Yamamoto's airplane. One way the intercept was over 400 miles, beyond the range of other US fighters.
Later, the airlines used lean of peak and oversquare to increase the life of their big radials and reduce fuel burn. |
I recall reading an article in an old 1970's plane magazine which discussed this very issue. It talked about Charles Lindberg and how he demonstrated the LOP & over-square just as mentioned above.
I still have the magazine in my "library" of technical books & publications over at my dad's house. I'll try to did it up and perhaps even scan and post it sometime soon.