The Mustang that started it all

[NoVaGT]

The Thunderbolt and Corsair are definitely up there in my favorite's list.

I love the p51, but for me it's the P47N and the F4U. I love those and I switch between the two for my favorites. The N is HUGE!

Three words;

Baa. Baa. Black sheep.

Wait......4 words......it's 4 words.

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[Johnnybee]

I like P51s but I still prefer the original Merlin powered bus, the Spitfire. But nothing quite sounds like a full on fly past by a Merlin. Sends shivers up my spine.

 

[Bigfoot53]

Johnny, I'm pretty sure the Mustangs had their original Allisons replaced by the Merlin, increasing performance/speed at altitude. At least that's how I remember the story from Dad...

 

[LFG_Cory]

I was pretty stoked when I took these a few weeks ago. Huge honor!!!

 

[Ghost50]

I was pretty stoked when I took these a few weeks ago. Huge honor!!!

That is a fantastic picture. Love the plane and LOVE that color GT350.

A few weeks ago there was a Mustang show here at one of the flight museums in Houston. I missed the day when they had the P-51 on hand but the day I went they had the show cars intermixed in the hangar with the bombers and other planes and it was really awesome.

For the first time since I was a teenager I got to see the B-17 up close. I love that plane.

 

[LFG_Cory]

That is a fantastic picture. Love the plane and LOVE that color GT350.

A few weeks ago there was a Mustang show here at one of the flight museums in Houston. I missed the day when they had the P-51 on hand but the day I went they had the show cars intermixed in the hangar with the bombers and other planes and it was really awesome.

For the first time since I was a teenager I got to see the B-17 up close. I love that plane.

Same here. I get all nerdy over WW2 aircraft.

 

[Grimace427]

Johnny, I'm pretty sure the Mustangs had their original Allisons replaced by the Merlin, increasing performance/speed at altitude. At least that's how I remember the story from Dad...

I think he was talking about the British Spitfire having the Merlin before the Mustang.

 

[Bigfoot53]

^I see, got it. And a storied history the Spitfire has to be sure. Plus one of the most beautiful wing designs ever...

 

[Grimace427]

^I see, got it. And a storied history the Spitfire has to be sure. Plus one of the most beautiful wing designs ever...

If we are talking British WWII aircraft I have to side with the Hawker Fury/Sea Fury and the sound of that radial engine.

 

[Bigfoot53]

^ I'm partial to a radial piston engine myself, quite a distinctive sound. I had the good fortune to have served in an airwing that had 2 squadrons of radial piston-engined aircraft. While not glamorous by any stretch, the S2Tracker had dual Wright R-1820s and when a flight of those fired up it was glorious!

 

[Blue Moon]

We just lost the last of Doolittle's Tokyo Raiders. RIP Lt Col Dick Cole. Godspeed, sir.

https://www.mysanantonio.com/news/l...gC1cgUVZz7_V1CfSRSzMZuMNP_cuDCDqMXVNxf7gG1NX0

 

[Blue Moon]

Here's the tour schedule for the B-17 I went up in: https://eaa.org/shop/Flights/B17.aspx

 

[Ghost50]

Same here. I get all nerdy over WW2 aircraft.

Same here. By far my favorite period of history to nerd out over.

 

[Ghost50]

Here's the tour schedule for the B-17 I went up in: https://eaa.org/shop/Flights/B17.aspx

Nice.

The one I was gawking at flies too so I just looked it up to see what the cost is. I've seen them flying before over Galveston Island. Its on my bucket list for this summer.

https://www.lonestarflight.org/flight-experiences/flight-pricing

 

[sdiver68]

You can still do it. These guys travel to 130 cities every year, but there is a b17 stationed here in Phoenix permanently.

And if you are in Phoenix, a drive south about 2 hrs will get you to Pima Air and Space Museum. Worth every minute!

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