The engine in the P51-A "was" the V-12 Allison. The plane was not accepted by the US due to lack of high-altitude performance but was sold to the British who were woefully depleted of fighters. It was the British who saved the P51 by (on their own) replacing the Allison with the Rolls-Griffon V-12. With that modification, and the ability of the British to produce the Rolls-Griffon for export to the US (subsequently for the US to produce the Rolls-Merlin on contract). Also, pull up the PIC of a P51-A, you will see it was a "razorback" configuration. It was the British who modified the Spitfire Canopy for use on the P51 (I saw one at the Olympia, WA airshow a few years ago, with no doubt it was a Spitfire Canopy). Once North American Aviation saw the reconfigured canopy, a redesign occurred to the P-51D with the canopy you see today. ALSO ... just for sport. The Corsair F4U was designed as a US Navy fighter, which had extraordinary performance and was air cooled. Unfortunately, freshly trained American pilots could not land the plane on carriers and piled up more in training accidents than in combat losses. Again, the plane was sold to the British who developed an approach pattern that allowed the pilot to see over the nose and safely land on carriers. With flight consultation by the British pilots, the Chance Vought F4U Corsair was again applied to US Carrier use (versus land-only use that it had been relegated to). The Corsair went on to become one of the great American Fighters of WWII. Major Greg Boyington, USMC (Cour d'Alene, Idaho) became a multi-ace in the plane in the South Pacific Theater.
Me to. At the very end of the video the sound effect they added of the aircraft doing a flyby sounds awesome! I don't know what it is but it sounds good!
I don't believe it was the announcer that said it, regardless the thing isa BEAST! Just awesome, the 51d flyby on Saving Private Ryan must have been my favorite part of the flick.
I would love to see the P39 done up like this.....
P-51B through P-51D etc had Rolls-Royce Merlin V-12 engines. Only A models had the Allison engines
Even the hydraulics on the inner doors mimic the real plane. They only close when the engine is running, and open when the engine shuts off.
Hey Mr. Announcer - the engine in the Mustang was a Rolls Royce Merlin, NOT the Allison which gave poor performance in the VERY early versions.
The engine in the P51-A "was" the V-12 Allison. The plane was not accepted by the US due to lack of high-altitude performance but was sold to the British who were woefully depleted of fighters. It was the British who saved the P51 by (on their own) replacing the Allison with the Rolls-Griffon V-12. With that modification, and the ability of the British to produce the Rolls-Griffon for export to the US (subsequently for the US to produce the Rolls-Merlin on contract). Also, pull up the PIC of a P51-A, you will see it was a "razorback" configuration. It was the British who modified the Spitfire Canopy for use on the P51 (I saw one at the Olympia, WA airshow a few years ago, with no doubt it was a Spitfire Canopy). Once North American Aviation saw the reconfigured canopy, a redesign occurred to the P-51D with the canopy you see today. ALSO ... just for sport. The Corsair F4U was designed as a US Navy fighter, which had extraordinary performance and was air cooled. Unfortunately, freshly trained American pilots could not land the plane on carriers and piled up more in training accidents than in combat losses. Again, the plane was sold to the British who developed an approach pattern that allowed the pilot to see over the nose and safely land on carriers. With flight consultation by the British pilots, the Chance Vought F4U Corsair was again applied to US Carrier use (versus land-only use that it had been relegated to). The Corsair went on to become one of the great American Fighters of WWII. Major Greg Boyington, USMC (Cour d'Alene, Idaho) became a multi-ace in the plane in the South Pacific Theater.
Wow that thing is fast!!!
That pilot is very experienced, but he is flying very near to the edge. I hope he will fly long, not only great.
Nice aircraft.
That announcer sure sounds a lot like Juan Browne.
I do believe it is Juan. It sounds exactly like him especially when he gets excited about the plane.
Definitely blancolirio. Mr Juan as that is Nevada County airfield.
Man I want one so freaking bad.
Me to. At the very end of the video the sound effect they added of the aircraft doing a flyby sounds awesome! I don't know what it is but it sounds good!
I think I'd put a Steve Morris built LS based big block Pro charged engine and one of these. For the right price he would build you a V 12
"Suddenly it's 1945"
Alison ??? Packard Merlin ! Get it right
Um the Alison was dumped for the RR Merlin by the time of the P51D mate
The Merlin was licensed built by Allison
My mistake, Packard built them on license
P51 Mustang had a RR Merlin….
Fixed gear, did it need service?
I believe the announcer was referring to another plane that perhaps flew by shortly before the video started. He had the gear up most of the video.
I don't believe it was the announcer that said it, regardless the thing isa BEAST! Just awesome, the 51d flyby on Saving Private Ryan must have been my favorite part of the flick.
Who makes this mustang?
Thunder Mustang
Is a Thunder Mustang roughly the same size and dimensions as a "P-51 Mustang"?
no its 3\4 size
No.