Did anyone ever consider shoehorning a Napier Sabre into a P51? Given how well the P51 performed with the Merlin, I'd have loved to see how it would have handled an extra
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Winning Combination: P-51 Mustang and Rolls-Royce Merlin Engine – Barry D. Wood