Ceiling Cockpit Tail 
Aerotime
MARCH 21, 2025
A large portion of the tail, including most of the vertical stabilizer and the entire horizontal stabilizer, also broke away from the aircraft. However, the pilots could not use the flight deck door, and they were forced to use the escape hatch on the cockpit ceiling which was now positioned towards the ground.
Vintage Aviation News
FEBRUARY 27, 2025
Yet the war also saw the introduction of the jet engine, which promised even greater speeds and higher service ceilings. Nevertheless, development of the two surviving prototypes continued, and both of these were fitted with a redesigned T-tail instead of the conventional tail on the first prototype that had been destroyed.
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Airspeed Junkie
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Vintage Aviation News
FEBRUARY 11, 2025
Around this time, the USAAF was also developing its first jet fighters, but knew that all-jet aircraft at this time were short-ranged and burned fuel quicker than propeller-driven aircraft, and so the optimal design was to feature a propeller-driven engine in the front for long range performance and a jet engine in the tail for high speed in combat.
Vintage Aviation News
FEBRUARY 19, 2025
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Air Facts
JULY 1, 2024
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Flying Magazine
APRIL 30, 2024
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