"TacAN" schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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The picture of the Dart powered Mustang had this caption....
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Well known to Canberra residents for many years this Dart powered Mustang
never got airborne under its turboprop power and is now being rebuilt to
standard D specs.
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(Just for the record Canberra Australia is located in our state of New
South
Wales and bears the international code YSCB)
The Dart engine looks like it was lifted straight out of a Vickers
Viscount
or similar.
Personally, I think the "Dart" is a giveaway to the Dornier Do 335 "Pfeil"
(meaning arrow or dart in English):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dornier_Do_335
(all pics from the article included in the post)
The "long nose" engine part certainly does look somewhat similar (to me at
least).
Just wondering why the went with a four-blade propeller instead of the
second aft-mounted three-blade one (ok, obviously saves one engine
)...