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Originally Posted by Old Mechanic
His first mission as a B17 pilot was bombing the launch ramps being built on the French coast. That mission was Dec 24, 1943. His last mission was June 6, 1944.
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Wouldn't mind a read of his book
Aero helped fighting the V1s as pilots would slip alongside the V1s and use airflow from the wings to tip them over, which would send them into a spin and they would crash.
This is worth a read
Wikipedia - V1 - Interceptors
Coming back to regen energy, one key issue is that whatever method is used to store and use the energy collected adds weight to the car, which in turn has to be overcome with energy spent once the car loses momentum.
The Prius biases the effort to low speeds so its good at in town driving, not so good at motorway speeds - which in turn allows Top Gear to have a BMW M3 following a Prius at top speed round their track and get better MPG. The Insight with the IMA gives the assistance at other speeds which maybe makes it more flexible.