XP-82 Twin Mustang First Official Flight [ EXCLUSIVE FIRST VIDEO]
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- Опубликовано: 7 сен 2024
- Today marked the “official” first flight of Tom Reilly’s XP-82 Twin Mustang following a decade-long restoration effort. According to all involved, it went magnificently.... The world now has an airworthy Twin Mustang for the first time in many decades! Bravo to Tom Reilly and his entire restoration team, and to Walter Soplata who had the foresight to save this remarkable prototype when no one else would!
Thanks to Christine Lesko and Chuck Gardner for the clips!
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After ALL these years of work and long hours, the "official" first flight...............WAY TO GO guys !!!!!!!!!
i cant tell if this is sarcasm or genuine
First person in quite some time to fly two Mustangs at once. Hats off to all involved.
Superb job! To find this plane on a farm literally almost buried among other warbirds..and that I beleive this was the prototype or test version of the XP-82...It gets restored and now is flying! Thank You and your team for preserving Flying History!
I remember having to go to Tom's place to pick up a prop for the Mitchell and Tom was showing me around and he opined to some longerons that they had built and piles of parts telling me that they were rebuilding a P-52. Well, it's done and congrats to Tom and Crew for a beautiful job, MAGNIFICENT!!!!
Been follow this project for over 5 years and I got chills down my spine finally seeing this grand piece of history back in the sky! Congrats to all involved!!!!
Back in the early '70s, I was a student pilot in California, and grabbed a chance for some cheap cross-country dual time with my instructor, who was taking his father's Aeronca 7ac (no lights, no radio, no electrics) back to upstate New York.
One of our overnight stops was near a high school friend's home near Cleveland, and we hitched a ride the next morning to the Soplata farm near Newbury, OH. Lots of WW2 aircraft to drool over, including an F-82 (IIRC, it would be the one now being restored in Anoka, MN), all tucked in around the trees on the farm. Neat to see one of them taking flight again.
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Jesus, I live right up the road from there and never knew about the place, soon as the weather breaks I'll be riding my motorcycle up there to check it out.
Thanks to everyone involved in saving this important aircraft. You've just made a lot of aviation enthusiasts very happy!
Awesome achievement.
Awsome video! It's great seeing this ultra rare bird back in her natural element, where she belongs! Plus, this is the first time in three decades that we have an airworthy Twin Mustang.
Now that's tight formation flying. Well done.
Absolutely stunning work of "aviation in art". Congratulations to those involved - never thought I'd see one of these fly in my lifetime.
Congrats to Tom Reilly and Ray Fowler on the Successful Flight! Awesome Airplane
If looked from the engine start that the props are not counter rotating.Would it not have made it more balanced?
@@Mark-oj8wj They were *not* counter rotating? The port side prop spun clockwise and the starboard side spun counterclockwise (as seen from the cockpit.) They were counter rotating, plain as day, with the advancing blade being closest to the center line of the aircraft.
wow! what a sight. what a freaky sight in the air. all the salutations to the hard working men who put that thing back together. and whomever paid for it.
Outstanding! What an effort put into this beauty! And we must also thank the late Mr. Walter Solpata for the foresight to save her from being scrapped many moons ago.
A rare aircraft indeed. Not only is this the only flying twin mustang in the world this aircraft IS the Prototype aircraft once flown by North American. Absolutely incredible. Outstanding job guys. The warbird community whole heartily thanks you. Now if we could just get a fire lit under NAAM and get that dam P-61 Black Widow back in the skies, Tom think you could make a call or two?
It was Election day 2016. I was flying from Lebanon Tn to Lake Wales FL. First stop, DQH. While fueling I noticed and open hangar and lots of activity going on inside. I finish fueling and walk over to the FBO to inquire about this War bird in the hangar. The nice lady gave me a tour. It was this plane. She said the restoration was at year 8 at that point. Got lots of pics. These guys were making panels from scratch due to parts scarcity. Not sure if this is the plane but I'd bet my plane it is. Magnificent work.
AWESOME! SIMPLY AWESOME! Salute to a job well done Mr. Reilly and to all involved! You have restored and given us a great gift in being able to see this very rare piece of our Aviation Heritage take to the skies once more. Thank you Sir!
Congratulations! A MONUMENTAL achievement in aviation. Thank you!
Exciting times we’re in pertaining to aviation history. Skilled restorers and historians bringing back these old warbirds and experimental aircraft long gone that we’d only seen in old photos that we thought we would never get to see fly again. Thank you to ones that work the long hours not to mention the financial backing needed to find and restore these legends of the air. I’m hearing of a lot of planes coming to flying status hopefully. From the P-61 that MAAM has to the Val divebomber in Chino. I’ve even heard of a possible flying Stuka, and now we have a Twin Mustang, WOW. Hats off to you all.
My father flew these in Korea during the war. If the restoration folks want some cool photos and stories, contact me. Great job.
l' Incroyable XP-82 Twin Mustang accouplé il grandement magnifique! Merci pour le partage.
To be completely honest, when I first saw this I was dumbfounded. I didn't see any way that a plane like that would fly. Thanks for proving me wrong.
As a pilot for over 30 years, I am not easily impressed but this is awesome, great warbird and they should be kept flying.
A production F-82G Twin Mustang is on display at the National Museum of the US Air Force in Dayton, Ohio. I've never seen one fly. Interesting history. Thumbs up to the crew who restored this one.
we (dayton) have two f82s actually. we are very luck to have many rare birds
Used to live just North of Dayton and would visit the museum several times a year. The Twin Mustang is one of the exhibits that I've always remembered and loved.
When I went to basic at Lackland AFB in 1968 there was one of these in faded condition on display.
Zoo F82G had the Allison engines, the prototype and about the first 25 were Merlin powered !!!!
Who the heck are the 95 people that gave this video a thumbs-down? Crazy.
It boggles the mind . Oh wait those are from the nine and ten year olds flying stuff on X box . Those aren't official thumbs down lol
I can't believe I finally see this.
Thank you for your hard work and for all the Aviation passionates.
That is fabulous, congratulations to Tom Reilly and his team.
Congratulations Tom Reilly on restoring this amazing Warbird! Looks, sounds, and flies amazing! Hope you have many great flights in the future :)
Simply amazing!!! To put this bird back in the air was incredible!!
The first time I knew that this plane exist was when my neighbor was working in his garage and he called me over. He was an older man and I was around 18 yrs old. He built model kit planes and he had one of these planes as a kit he hadn't built yet. It was odd to me because I love world war 2 planes and had never heard or seen one of these.
It's nice to finally see one and in flying condition.
Remarkable. The awesomeness of this cannot be overstated.
My favourite piston-engined fighter: I am mighty glad to see it back flying
No words to describe how awesome that is!
I know that many people are saying that the Twin Mustang is a weird looking aircraft,but the idea behind it is the fact that only 2-fuselages housing their own engines eliminated the Aerodynamic's of a third fuselage or nacelle like the P-38 has,considerably reducing Drag,which increased it's speed. Two pilots could relieve each other flying on long escort-missions it was supposed to make over Japan. The XP-82 had a top-speed of 486-MPH,which is almost 50 miles per hour faster than the P-51D(437-MPH) Mustang at 21,000 feet.
And not having that center fuselage is what makes it look strange to me.
I was surprised to see that it had counter rotating props like the P-38. The P-38 was the only multi engine plane of that era that had counter rotating props.
The P-38 is one of my all time favorite planes. :-)
@@jcf20010 Ap;parently the first prototype had merlis which rotated the same way and negatively affected handling. They switched to Allisons because the P-38 had provided counter rotating engines.
@@luvr381 I never heard that before. Thanks for the info.
One difference on the P-38's Counter Rotating engine is... the P-38 engines rotate outward, just the opposite of the P-82. You read the history of the P-38 and it really didn't want to take off with inward rotating engines
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Fantastic! Superb! I had read sometime ago of the restoration in oprogress. Can´t stop smiling as I watch this warbird on the air once more!
I visited Walters field in the 90's and saw this XP-82, the famous checkered cowl Super Corsair and the rest.
Congratulations on all your hard work! She's a beauty!
Wow! beautiful indeed...since its too wide to do much swerving to see in front while taxieing I would have to install a small camera in the center to make sure you had a clear road ahead. this is such a treat for me at 65 years old to finally see.
Congrats and many thanks to Tom and his crew for a job well done !!!!!
I love the F82 but that XP-82 is amazing. I am soon combining two Top Flite RC Kits together to build me an F82. That was so fantastic to see that fly again thanks for restoring it and showing it. Clyde from Canada
Stunning. If only we could see her fly at The Flying Legends airshow at Duxford, Cambridgeshire, UK. She’d be the star of the show/weekend. Incredible - great job!💙👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Simonize You Limeys need to fly your own planes there !!! There are enough American planes there already !!!
SIMPLY MAGNIFICENT! Who would have thought the world would see one of these babies in the sky again! Congrats to all the team etc. who made this happen. Long may she fly.
I'm so glad i saw this AFTER having my eyes tested yesterday. If it had been before, i'd have been straight down to Specsavers for a full test!!!
Well done to all involved in getting this aircraft back into the sky!
Would be great to see it displaying at Duxford...
Congratulations getting her up and flying! Looking forward to seeing you guys at EAA
Wonderful work. Am pretty certain I saw one of these fly at the CAF airshow at Harlingen in the 80s. I think it touched down early, but for the life of me I can't recall.
Fantastic! It warms my heart to see this restoration fly. Hopefully Col Robert Thacker gets to see this fly. Thank you for your efforts.
To honestly indicate its treasured providence I hope it's given the nick name of "Hens tooth". What an incredible effort to get one of these machines back in the sky, Kudos to probably hundreds if not thousands of people that contributed.
Nah, call it chesney hawkes...
Truly, This ls the stuff Dreams are made of. Well done Tom, Excellent, Thank you.....Don
Awesome to see this beautiful aircraft flying again! The last time I saw an XP-82 flying was back in 1980-81 in Harlingen when the CAF was headquartered there. I have a photo somewhere, that has an XP-82, a P-51, and a P-38 in formation flight! Thank you for restoring such a fine aircraft!
Such a strange machine, I am so glad the world has one in flying condition once more. Congratulations to all those involved in her rebirth, and thank you for the video.
Way to go gang!!!🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸💪💪👍👍👏👏👏👏
You pulled a lot of strings, wrote a lot of letters, and paid a lot of money to accomplish your dream.. When the canopy closed, the R.P.M. increased and you pulled back on that stick, i bet it was the most exhilarating time you've ever experienced in your life... You all did a fantastic job on her!!! SHE CAME OUT BEAUTIFUL..
You all should truly be proud..
Thank you for videoing this project and sharing the experience and story with us all..
Such a Beautiful Beast. Thank You for your determination. Preserving a part of our great history is simply a privilege to watch. Hope to see you at next Air Show. Please notify us at the P-51 Facebook Club. I'll be there. As well, if I may, are you all planning to sell rides on the extra cockpit? Good God...
Beautiful aircraft. Love seeing these old legends of the sky brought back to life.
Wow! What a rare and unique warbird! It’s awesome to see one flying! The P-82 was originally conceived as a very long-range escort fighter to escort the B-29s from their bases in the Marianna Islands to Japan and back. The two pilots can alternate flying and relieving each other during the long-range flights. The P-82s were not completed in time to be operational in WWII and with the acquisition of the midway island of Iwo Jima, the P-51 escort fighters were based there. When the Korean War broke out in 1950, the now designated F-82s were the first Japan-based USAF fighters to arrive and see action in the War’s early stages. They made the first kills of the Korean War by shooting down a couple of North Korean Yaks. 🇺🇸👍👏
What a beautiful piece of history now flying. Congrats on the restore to all involved, BEAUTIFUL!
If memory serves me correctly, there was one in Topeka, Ks. (Forbes Field?) about 45 years ago that crashed on takeoff, killing the pilot. If I recall correctly it was determined that he had confused the choke with the gear retraction knob and choked the engines. I was probably 12 or so at the time and remember thinking that it was a rare bird even then. Glad to see there are a couple still flying and more in the future.
The British, Americans and even the Germans designed some amazing planes in the '40's and '50's. The last of the piston engines and the first of the jets. We won't see aviation as exiting as that again, but we can hope. ☺ I'm glad there's people willing to take on these projects and I have lots of respect for all of them.
Beautiful and amazing aircraft and back story. It was meant to be!
GLORIOUS
I have been following this restauration for some time now, and my god what is she a beauty up there. To everyone involved, congratulations on achieving this milestone!
Just simply amazing! Thank you for sharing. I wish there was more, including footage from inside the cockpit during flight.
Wow! Wow! Wow wow wow! Man, what I would have given to be in the other cockpit!
Fantastic achievement, our congratulations.
Watching the restoration video I was surprised to find out how little in come this plane had with a P51. Almost nothing interchanges. Also great landing, he could have touched down on a egg and not broke it.
Gorgeous plane... would love to see one
. Much success guys
So back years ago I was in an R/C model club with someone that flew these in Korea, man I would love to be able to talk to him again and ask him what he thought about this!
If I remember correctly, the only recorded kill of one of these was a La-7 over Korea.
I wish you meet him again
Could very well have been Col Robert Thacker. He is a world champion scale modeler. He was my fathers cousin and I was able to spend time with him years ago. He even let me read the test pilot manual for it. He loved the F82. I spoke with his daughter a couple months ago. He celebrated his 100th birthday recently. I hope he gets a chance to see this.
@@ORRideFishGuide Besides him as I did meet Col Thacker, who was amazing the person I was thinking of was Bud Wolf who was in the Arizona Model Aviators. I really enjoyed my conversations with him!
I remember watching the CAF Twin Mustang at their annual airshow for several years in a row until it's unfortunate accident. It's always been one of my favorites & I longed for the day when it would fly again. Not to be, but now we have this wonderful example in the air! Awesome! I will go to Oshkosh...or not, based upon whether or not this XP-82 will be there.
WOW A TWIN MUSTANG COOL I HAVE NEVER EVER SEEN ONE BEFORE!
Awesome, I am so happy for ya'll to see this plane in flight, there has never been a more deserving team. I know you all must be very proud
Many years ago, I had a good friend who bought a P51 for 12 thousand dollars. (So you can see I'm somewhat 'mature' now.) He let me fly it when I bought the fuel which back then was fairly cheap but normally way beyond my means!. I'm pretty sure I'd give my left nut...maybe both...to be allowed to fly this beast. :D
Walter Soplata was an American hero. Unless he had gone out of his way to buy so many iconic aircraft, we wouldn't have any of them today.
the -51 was the king of the sky , range , fire power , air time and speed .i teared up when i hear the sound of her taking off . i love the look of this eagle in the air ty for post .
Congratulations...JOB WELL DONE
So exciting to see this magnificent bird back in the air! Well done Mr Reilly and team!!
I have to learn about the inspiration for this... flying... creation. WoW! Congratulations on getting her back in the air. Thanks for preserving our aeronautical heritage.
wow, very cool, love the sound of those engines
Wonderful work! Thank you for saving this bird and part of our aviation history.
Great job guys, been following the restoration for a long time, looking forward to seeing it fly in person one day.
Beautiful! My uncle would tell stories of the p51 escorts coming back from sorties in the southern region of Europe. Just amazing. Thank you
Congratulations on a decade of outstanding work! What a beautiful result!
So happy that I got to see this bird in person after the restoration. Just sad that I missed the flight.
Who in God's name gave this a thumbs down???
This gave me chills to watch. Bravo!!
Another One Saved...
KEEP EM FLYING!
WELL DONE!
Yes!!!
Congratulations!!!
man, nothing like the sound of a Merlin Engine, unless it's two together!
I believe Merlins were only used in the prototypes. The production jobs were Allisons. The paired L & R Merlins were specials built for the prototypes by Packard. (Rolls Royce never did a Leftie). As the war was over, Packard then ceased building Merlins.
Fantastic!
Massive shout of respect for all involved in this brilliant restoration, the XP-82 is singularly "unique" and without doubt a supberb example of creative thinking and engineering at a time of great need.
Maybe one day (I hope) we may see it over here in the Uk, well done everyone.
I had no idea any of them still existed. Very cool.
Simply awesome!!
Awesome!!!
Just did a bit of research on the project website and it looks like they are Merlin engines. The restoration was of the prototype which did indeed have Merlins as did the early production examples. Later versions had Allisons.
Great news. Fine looking bird. Hope I can see her one day.
Great work! I've been following the blog and admiring all the hard work, research and dedication to bring this bird back to airworthiness. I wish I could be there to see it in person.
Wow!!!! So glad you guys did this. I've always had a Fascination with these
What a beautiful bird...
Wonderful video
What an amazing plane !
Congratulations Tom..Ben Marion
Impressive, thank you for restoring this and giving us all the chance to see one fly!
Amazing!!! Well done to all involved. Thank you.
One fuselage and twin Merlins would be sweet indeed.
Extraordinaire, merci a toute l’équipe du XP-82 de nous faire rêver.