Originally Posted by
Ernie P.
Not so big, IMNSHO. Look at the Bf-109; P-51, P-40, Albatros D-3, etc.,. In fact, look at almost any non-radial engined plane. Most of them had pretty large spinners. Thanks; Ernie P.
The first three all had spinners that either allowed the front of the fuse to be more streamlined or were the width of the fuse. You could add the P-38 and P-39 to that list very easily as well. As for radial planes, the A6M, FW-190 and Brewster Buffalo all had large spinners. One that not many think about but had a large spinner on it initially was the XF4F-3