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Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk
Here is the question, was the design for airflow or was it more appealing to the eye? They are beautiful, clunk or no cluck.  |
Both.
It was tested in an air tunnel, which was something very new in the 1930s.
It has the speed record, despite having a lower pressure boiler and more weight then
some of it's contemporarys.
Beauty was also a big consideration. The railways used to sell them selves on their
glamor, romance and beauty.
The closest you will get to glamor, romance and/or beauty on the railway these days
is....errrr.....mmm, well.
The less said the better.