Dudley Henriques wrote:
Actually it's 5 minutes. WEP on my V1650-7 Merlin in the 51 could be
achieved by breaking the throttle gate . I never used it...actually never
needed it really. Under 5000 feet, normal max power at 61 inches gives you
all the power you need to exceed the operating limitations for the engine,
and at altitude on cross country, I was more concerned with saving a buck by
not stressing the engine anyway :-)


What version did you fly? I've never had an opportunity to get a
first-hand account of what flying one was like.
Were they really as squirrelly on takeoff with the drop tanks as I've heard?
Thank God they decided to put the Merlin in it. That was a match made in
heaven.

Pat