Touring a P-51 Mustang
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- Опубликовано: 25 авг 2024
- 🛩️ The legendary P-51 Mustang is considered one of the most iconic aircraft of WWII.
During our visit to the @FlySnF Aerospace Expo, we had the opportunity to speak with Louis Horschel, a Partner at @stallion51fltops, who was proudly showcasing "MadMax," a modified P-51 Mustang.
He offered insight into the Mustang's history and its unique attributes that made it such a well-known aircraft. Renowned for its speed, range, and agility, Louis also shared his firsthand experiences of piloting this remarkable machine! Dive in 👇
The P-51 is still a slick looking airplane even today.
Absolutely!
It is one of those aerocraft that just look right, beautiful lines proportions.
They, (the RAF) NEVER used the term “Pursuit Aircraft.”
@@SpartanCollege BS, wasn't developed for the British, They had the Spitfire and Hurricane and later the tank buster Typhoon.
@@belleriffraff Oh dear, another case of confidently ignorant.
NAA was approached by the British purchasing commission in 1940 to build P40's under license. They suggested that they could do one better & have a prototype ready in 120 [I think] days using the same low altitude Naval engine that the P40 was using.
This aircraft was put into production FOR the British & was named the Mustang Mk1 by the British.
The US govt. suddenly realised that there was something going on &, in essence, confiscated two aircraft from the first production batch.
Long story short, the US govt. had no funds from that fiscal year for fighter purchases, but DID have funds for dive bomber purchases, so the built-for-Britain Mustang was modified at the design stage to also be a dive bomber, named by the USAAF as the A36 Apache.
The Mustang 1 & A36A as well as the later P51A performed very well at low altitude with its designed-for-the-purpose low altitude Alison engine, however, European air battles were fought at 20,000 feet & above. The Merlin with its very efficient supercharger was tested by both NAA & Rolls Royce in a Mustang airframe & subsequently put into production as the Mustang 2 & P51B & 'C' models.
So, a designed-for-Britain, built-for-Britain & powered by a British engine aircraft became one of the worlds most iconic aircraft of WW2,
that Corsair overhead looked/sounded pretty fine too.
Yep
#416: Korean war hero flown my Jim toble. That airplane winters and gets it's annual done at westpak restorations in Colorado springs.
My favorite airplane
True but the Dauntless will always reign supreme for me
Third- most iconic body/wing design.
Most iconic. Except for the Spitfire. Oh and the ME109.
You got it in one. End of argument. The ME 109 was brilliant. Like the Spitfire. Everything else came kater
Focke-Wulf Fw 190.
Americans... 😅
i wanted to say the exact same thing, Greg. Dont forget Hawker Hurricane's won the battle of Britain and the first female aeronautical engineer was a female engineer in Canada who built Hurricanes, and she is known as Queen of the Hurricanes.
@@hugostiglitz6914 FW190 was great but still not as iconic as the aforementioned.
The marriage between the merlin and the mustang was a match made in heaven. It brought a "good" airplane into the realm of "incredible".
Probably my favorite plane of all time. Got to see one fly at an airshow last year.
It's an incredible aircraft!
I loved going by Chino airport once in a while. Been a few years since I've been there. Took my son when he was 3 and got to see a few WW2 planes. Don't know which they were, that's what MY dad is for! 😂
Agreed!
Without the Spitfire, the war wouldn't have lasted long enough for the P-51 to show up. The Spitfire saved England which allowed the US time to enter the war. Just saying, I'd hear you're argument about the P-51 being the best overall fighter but not the most iconic!
@chackos123 its my favorite, didnt say it was objectively the best or most iconic. As an American though, its more iconic here than the spitfire ever has been. Never even learned about the spitfire until after high school. Obviously the spitfire is an incredible fighter, but the p51 is my overall favorite.
A beautiful piece of WW-2 history.
Beautiful airplane.
Two of my favorite WWII aircraft in the same shot I love it
I love the P-51!!
👌😎👍She is still one of the most beautiful aircraft to ever come out of WW2 indeed!.
Messerschmitt BF109 enters the chat
@@SHELBY2fast Spitfire says "hold my beer".
For some reason I think the exact opposite
i agree, beautiful lines.
Beautiful aircraft, timeless good looks!
Most iconic AMERICAN fighter of WWII.
True
It was only adopted by the Americans . It was for the British government including a lot of specification from the British.one being the laminar flow wing from super marine the builders of the spitfire.also to be long distance escort fighter and various other specs
one of the iconic fighters
Love the Corsair cameo - two beauties flyin by
I had the pleasure to ride in one of these years ago. What an amazing experience.
Beautiful!
If you ever get a chance to listen to a P-51 up close, you won't ever forget that sound !!!
A Spit and P51 fly over our march every ANZAC DAY
That sound of a British engine.. just to be clear!
@@frankish5314 Oh you have opened a can of worms
@@jacktattis ;)
I'm an American Military member, but the one plane that always drew my eye was the Spitfire. The Mustang is a very close second.
My adopted Grandfather, whom I never met, was Right Waist Gunner on a B-17. Flew on "Scorchy-2" (Triangle-C on the tail, if memory serves)
My favorite aircraft, love the sound of that engine and prop at low level fly overs!
Thanks for showing us 😎 nicely done ✔️ 😊
This just shows the amazing technology they had back in 1930’s-1940’s
As a kid growing up in the 50s the P 51 and the F86 were my favorite aircraft. I spent hours building models of them. My 6th grade teacher was a P38 pilot in the Pacific Theater. I was speechless and awed when he kept after class to show his scrapbook. I thought he was going to reprimand me for drawing pictures of aircraft instead of doing my classwork.
The P-51D is my favorite fighter of WW 2 from the first time I saw it, about 58 years ago....the first model I built. Assume!
My favorite plane
THE LOOKA SOUND,FEEL,SPEEDING, AND WHEN ROLLS ROYCE PUT IN THE GRIFFIN MERLIN TURBO 😲 AWSOME. A VERY VERY VERY RESPECT FOR THE RED TAILS WHEN THE TUSKAGEE AIRMEN FLEW THE P51 DID A KICK ASS AIRMEN AND AIRPLANE KEPT BOMBERS TOGETHER. THEY REALLY SHOWED WHO WERE THE PILOTS USING THIS BEAST❤❤❤❤.
i had 2 guest flights with stick time. Scat VII. I never forgett. What a machine.
I have to disagree and say the most iconic fighter of WWII was the Spitfire for the Allies and Messerscherschmitt 109 for the Axis.
F4U all day and I would put the F4U up against the P51 and Spitfire any day.
My choice would be the p47 Thunderbolt. Very good at air combat and the best at ground attack during ww2. And it was air cooled, one bullet in the radiator and the mustang was done.
@@DavidS-iw4eithe f4u was basically the p47 optimized for carrier operations
ME 262 Jet?
@@DavidS-iw4eieh, as a ground strike aircraft and heavy fighter it was good
It simply had to contend with carrier logistics and it still shined but it simply wasn’t as good of a dogfighter because of its weight and turn rate
The Old Crow. Just wonderful. I met Bud Anderson and Chuck Yeager in highschool at the EAA airshow.
Sir you are the first American to say anything about the Merlin engine that made the P 51 Mustang the fighter plane that we know and love today. Thank you for that from the UK 🇬🇧. 🇺🇸🇬🇧🇺🇸🇬🇧
The most iconic fighter of ww2 was the spitfire
It has a spitfire engine !!
It has a PACKARD Merlin. Not the same as the Rolls Royce. Packard actually found ways to improve the Merlin which impressed the British when they examined the first Packard version
Nice try, but the P-51 could fly for nearly 8 hours and the spitfire was looking for a place to land after just 90 minutes. Also I don't believe the Spitfire ever shot down an ME 262 jet, and there's lots of confirmed P- 51 kills against the ME 262
@@christophergagliano2051 nice try. The Mustang also used drop tanks. They sure as hell couldn't do 8 hrs on internal tanks alone.
And check before you open your mouth. Plenty of 262 kills by spitfires
Ray Harries: In 1945, Harries, a Spitfire pilot, maneuvered behind an Me 262 over Denmark and shot it down by taking advantage of the Spitfire's low-speed handling.
No 401 Squadron RCAF: Five Canadian Spitfire IX pilots from this squadron are credited with shooting down the first Me 262 by gunfire.
John Wray: Wray is the only RAF pilot to claim shooting down two Me 262s.
One of the most credible instances involves a Spitfire pilot named Ray Harries. Flying over Denmark in 1945, Harries supposedly tangled with an Me 262. Utilizing the Spitfire's superior low-speed handling, he maneuvered behind the jet, peppering it with rounds until it descended, crashing into the woods below
@@ghostinchains664 why are you so angry, and I never claim that a Spitfire never shot down a 262 what I said was "I don't believe". Thanks for correcting me. The P-51 had the range, top speed (502 mph), self-sealing fuel tanks, bubble canopy visibility and 6x50 caliber guns and ammo that the Spitfire never had. Hell look at the missions the P-51 undertook escorting B-29 bombers all the way to Tokyo. Not in your wildest dreams could you ever get a Spitfire to do a mission of 1,500 mi @ 25,000 ft.
Most iconic only to the Americans for the British and commonwealth it was the spitfire. The Mustang was British rolls Royce powered and designed from day one as such because it was intended for Britain who designed and consulted on its development.
North American built the P-51 and originally used an Allison engine. The performance of the RR Merlin had better performance at altitude, so it was incorporated on the B&C models. That's where the British consulted.
I know a little about the history of the Mustang. I used to build and restore them.
@@JesusFollower7559 the british consulted on FAR FAR more than what engine to go in it, for example, early p51's did not have a rear view window, and later models did, you can thank the british for that, theres changes and to the airframe and fusalage, and the design itself is largly from the british experiance during the years of war britain had before the p51, and of course, the name, mustang, britain gave it that name, no one really named vehicles like the british did, and the brits dubbed it the mustang.
What a job. Beautiful aircraft. Love to hear them running!!
2 of my favorites right there together the corsair and The mustang🚀🚀🚀
The most beautiful plane ever made
Corsair
Nope! The Connie beats em all for looks.. maybe for warbirds tho!
So you have never seen a Spitfire in flight then .... 🤔
@@1chish yes. I'm 62 and have been to many many air shows. I do hold the spitfire in high regard although my ultimate favorite warbird is the Thunderbolt. Just a preference, the Spitfire was amazing as was the Hurricane.. Every World War 2 fighter has its pros and cons.. In fact if you ask a lot of people with knowledge they will actually say the ME109 was the best fighter in the whole war.
@@jimmyadams6387 nothing like a Rip Snortin fire breathing radial. The Corsair & the Jug were beasts, The Spit was no doubt an intrepid warrior. And many more. But there is just something different and kinda elegant about the Mustang to me 👍
Best American/British collaboration of the war, bar none.
Finally an intelligent comment...👍
In England it was the spitfire in America it was the mustang if you say it in the right way everyone is happy.
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I gotta ask you for a favor. Would you please steal that and fly it to me? I'll give you directions after you take off lol. Dang, I love the P-51!!!!!!! What an iconic aircraft! I would love to take a ride in a 2 seater model.
And the most beautiful air plane ever built!!
Most iconic? That's debatable, but its definitely a very beautiful piece of technology.
That merlin sounds like no other 👍
P-51 was designed by Edgar Schmued who was born, raised and educated in Germany
This very plane “mad max” landed at my home airport just a little while ago!!! I still got some great pictures of the bird! Truly one of the best looking planes ever!!!
I love how shiny it is!
The Spitfire will always be number 1
Depends where you live.
The Spitfire was great but couldn’t compete with the P 51’s range. Spitfires couldn’t escort bombers on their way into Germany.
@@ubroberts5541Indeed - but the Spitfire (and Hurricane) 'stopped the rot' in the first place....for that, western Europe should be eternally grateful. That's not deriding the P-51's efforts when the Allies went onto the offensive.
@@ubroberts5541 You're just helping to make your own citizens idiots, by ignoring the fact that there is an entire world out there with other experiences. Other solutions. Your medical care is junk because of it. Your gun problem is epidemic because of it. Etc. Spitfires were a great plane and this clown is a typical American when he thinks that the only planes ever built were American.
Anything with a Merlin engine in it was awesome. What a sweet sound. Imagine an Avro Lancaster with four of them.
FOR SOME REASON I HAVE ALWAYS THOUGHT OF A MUSTANG AS A AMERICAN PLANE❤❤❤❤❤
Well its how Americans have played it since WWII taking credit. But the aircraft was built to meet a British design specification and development was funded by the British who then ordered the first 600 airframes paid for in cash. The British even gave it the the name 'Mustang I' and it entered service with the RAF in early 1942.
The 'P-51' title came when the USAAF finally bought one although it was known as the A-36 'Apache' at first to use funds for a ground attack version when funding for a fighter had dried up.
Thw plane itself was built by Americans for the British. The Allison engine was just as good as the Merlin at lower levels but struggled at higher altitudes. So the British gsve Packard motor company (an American train manufacturer if I'm not mistaken) to build and install in the P-51. Over time Packard kept adding upgrades to the point the British started calling it the Packard-Merlin engine.
It was an American manufactured plane that the Americans used, but it was initially made for the British
@@0maj0hns0n3Packard began automotive mfg in 1899. During WWII all production switched 100% to the war effort. At the conclusion of the war it resumed mfg luxury cars & boats. It never made RR equipment. You might be confusing PACCAR for Packard. PACCAR makes RR equipment to this day
@@artsteadman2230 I may be
It really looks like a sports car with wings ! It is beautiful!
That's one of the most incredible planes ever made. It's beautiful, strong, fast and the ultimate fighter aircraft. Love it!
Someone forgot about the spitfire from its inception to its retirement it was simply the best at what it did, which is climb fast, so fast that it would best a P-51 to 30000 by several minutes! Once there, it could out dive, out roll and out maneuver a P-51 whilst shooting it full of holes with a cannon shell that made the 50cal look like a pea shooter.
The Mustang made a lot of sacrifices to get that incredible range.
The Packard motor car company built a license version of the Rolls-Royce Merlin engine for the P 51 mustang and the PT boats use and the World War II.
Packard did produce PT boat engines and they were V12 but they we're not based on the Merlin they were a different design.
@@corporalpunishment1133 that is correct , i did not differentiate between the two different types.🙄
Well not quite so. Packard were direct sub contractors of RR and were paid by RR. It was not a licencing deal.
@@1chish is that so, it's always most often referred to as a licence deal.
@@corporalpunishment1133 Yes it is so and no it is not referred to as a licence deal.
For example:
1. Rolls was the sole vendor of all Merlin engines regardless of where they were built as shown when the first deal was announced in July 1940 by 'Time Magazine'. Packard Motor Car Company was selected to take on the $130,000,000 Merlin order (equivalent to $2.83 billion in today's Dollars). Note it was an 'order' not a 'licence'.
2. The first generation of US jet engines were all licence built versions of British engines. They were built by GE and others under those licences and THEY sold them to customers not the UK rights holder and even competed for export orders fitted to US built aircraft. Like the Armstrong Siddeley Sapphire engines were licence-built in the United States as the Wright J65 and sold to many customers.
3. The Martin B-57 Canberra was built under licence from English Electric and had free hand to 'Americanise' it to suit USAF needs. The US Government ordered their B-57s from Martin not English Electric.
The P-51, P-40, P-38 & the Corsair. I could spend all day just looking at them & listening to them as they flew by. To be able to ride in each of them would be a dream come true.
Powerful beauty ✈️🇺🇸😍
Yes I'm not sure if I posted this b4 , but did he say , " most iconic fighter of WW2"? Hmmmm , the Super Marine Spitfire mark 4 might have something to say about that , more power with a genuine Merlin motor, faster turn circle and bigger guns ! The P51 yes nice , but using a copy of a Rolls Royce Merlin motor, was very good , but Spit Fires won the Battle of Britton a year before the Americans were even in the war , not to ever leave out the German jet fighters that would pass them like they were standing still !
The Hawker Hurricane won the Battle of Britain.
Bigger guns? When did the British use bigger than .303? Most American aircraft guns were .50 with some very early use of the .303 and some 20mm and 37mm cannons
@@cbmech2563 .58 Enfield water cooled machine gun.
@@JosephCowen-fz8vj and what aircraft were they used on? And the water cooling sounds like it might have a couple of issues. Weight and complexity are the first 2 that come to mind.
It was the P-51D with its long range that gave the Allies air superiority over Europe in time for the Normandy landings. The Spitfire was an excellent plane no doubt but it simply did not have the range to get to the decisive battle space.
Most iconic American plane of ww2 the most iconic ww2 plane is the spitfire and the bf109 sry
I’ve Loved this Plane since I was a kid. IMO it’s like some cars and music, Timeless! Owning a P-51 and a 427 AC Cobra has been my lifelong dream. Hey I was always told to Dream Big because it doesn’t cost anymore. 😂😝🤣 ❤️🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
An absolute classic. She”s a beaut.
One of my all time favorites.
Favorite war plane right there. Absolutely beautiful.
Love the shot of the Corsair and the Mustang. Two of the greatest aircraft ever. Didn't know about the engine swap on the Mustang by the Brits. Great history for sure!
Finally someone that pays tribute to the fact and point of how much the Merlin transformed the aircraft. Great video/upload 👍💪
Loved the combo of the Mustang and Corsair flying together!
One of our customers, at the Watsonville, CA airport had one of these in the late 50s. He burned a bearing and we had to replace the engine. He found one in Texas, in a can, like Spam, covered in cosmoline. I was the shop flunky and got to remove all that cosmoline, and filter all the silver out of the oil radiator. Such a beautiful. He was from San Jose and would bring his girlfriend over the hill to have lunch. I could hear that plane as it crested the hill and came down to the airport. He'd make one low-level pass and then go round for landing. What a sound and what a sight!
This is one of my favorite old-school fighters
Also seen in formation in the video, another iconic plane...the F4U Corsair with its gull wings, sweet!
I love how “bud” Andersons plane “Old crow” was in the video and not even mentioned. RIP Andy. Amazing airplane and even better pilots!
The sound the Mustang makes when it flies over us unmistakable
It’s the sound of the engine that kills me. Man, I love that bird.
OLD CROW was the recently deceased WW2 hero Bud Anderson's.💪🇺🇸
Its unmatched speed, maneuverability, and range made it a favorite among pilots and a feared weapon in the skies. 👆
I was at this air show. Watched this beauty soar!
She's gorgeous. What an honor to fly that plane.
RR Merlin engine is a WW2 hero! - Used in Spitfire, Hurricane, and the Mustang fighters, 2x in the Mosquitos and 4x in the Lancaster bombers.
It was also improved from 1000hp at the start of the war to about 2050hp by the end. 💪
Love the Mustang and the B1 Lancer
Ah the b1 lance, played a pivotal role in the high altitude supersonic bombing of normandy
The P51 and the F16 are the two most beautiful aircraft ever designed, in my personal opinion. They are gorgeous!
I think I'm in love?😮 What a cool looking aircraft!
WHAT A MASTERPIECE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The numbers support the P-47 being the real game changer. P-51 certainly helped with the escort missions.
To mé! THE BEST OF THE BEST! My favorite airplane of all times!❤❤❤
Hi from Britland; WW2 you get a great US designed aircraft that just needed a better engine than it had... fast forward and you have the same thing today... the iconic and superb B-52 getting an upgrade with Rolls Royce engines... brilliant combination!
Gorgeous planes love them! They are so cool.
Best piston engine fighting of the war. Bar none. Made to fight and with the Packard Merlin a beast to behold.
It was really cool to see it flying with the F-4 Phantom
The mustang was "one of" the most iconic fighter planes of ww2. Alongside the Spitfire, Hurricane, BF109, FW190, P40.....
Beautiful
Simply the most awe inspiring single seat fighter of all time
Incredible aircraft....
Most Beautiful airplane of all time nothing beats the whine of that supercharger
OMG SO BEAUTIFUL AHHH I LOVE THE P-51
Who agrees with me❤
Make more this beautiful machine
I'm a p-38 fanboy but all WW2 fighter are so beautiful
The corsair flying formation with it though… such a stunning aircraft to see fly
Absolutely gorgeous.
That is a beautiful brilliant airplane ✈️
Wow looks magnificent even today 🤩
Amazing plane. Recognize that sound from a mile away.
My all time favourite plane
Still my favorite to fly on DCS... Amazing starting point
"Most icon fighter of world war 2" is a bold and outrageous statement bro. I think the spitfire and the bf 109 take that spot
Gorgeous plane
The sound of a merlin passing over is the best sound.
Saw quite a few of those P-51 Mustangs during the 1975/76 Mojave Air Races. Also saw a P-38L, AT-6s, F-86 Saber, and a de Havilland Vampire. All beautiful aircraft.
My favorite Airplane ❤❤❤❤
Thanks P 51 for defending My freedom!!
Beautiful aircraft.
My dad was a small plane pilot. He loved the p51. He told me the throttle had to be stiffened because the engine was so powerful that if the pilot jerked the throttle could be dangerous because it would roll the plane.