Save the Mustangs?

On 8/25/05 6:58 PM, in article 82sPe.279071$x96.34814@attbi_s72, "Jay
Honeck" wrote:

So, after our long, drawn out thread (last month) about whether P-51
Mustangs should be flown, only kept on static display, and/or are worth
saving for future generations, it turns out to all be a moot point -- these
guys are gonna build new ones!

http://www.fighterfactory.com/

I wonder if they're going to manufacture new Merlin engines, too?

I think they're gonna need noseart.
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"Dudley Henriques" dhenriques@noware .net wrote in message
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"Kyle Boatright" wrote in message
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With 100, take off MP is reduced to 45 inches from the normal 61 as it
is. If they bring back 80 again, we'll probably have to drop the damn
things from a mother ship and start them in a dive!!
:-))))))))))))))))))))))))))))
Dudley Henriques

My understanding is that 100 octane was the best available at the
beginning of WWII, and due to capacity limitations on the high test
stuff,
100 octane was the standard fuel for most of the bomber force in Europe
during the war, while the fighters got the higher octane stuff. In
this
area, the allies had a huge advantage over the Axis, which relied on
lower
octane brews.

Bottom line, Merlins run fine on 100LL, but can generate much more
power
on 130 octane. Fortunately, the extra power isn't as necessary today,
because Mustangs are flown at much lower weights today than they were
during the war.

KB

Yes, I know. :-)

So, what gives Dudley? You only carrying half an ammo load?

My bird was clean; no fuselage tank and no externals. Full fuel for me was
90 gals in each main. I used the ammo bays as luggage space for a clean
flight suit and a change of clothes (suit ) for those ever present rubber
chicken dinners the local chamber of commerce always gave for us at the
shows. :-)
Dudley

Jay

145 so they can pull 61" MP.

Big John


On Fri, 26 Aug 2005 00:31:40 GMT, (No Such User)
wrote:

In article 82sPe.279071$x96.34814@attbi_s72, Jay Honeck wrote:

http://www.fighterfactory.com/

I wonder if they're going to manufacture new Merlin engines, too?

...or 130 octane fuel?

They tried to sell this as a CAS bird in VN as I recall.

Big John
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On 26 Aug 2005 08:34:48 -0700, "Flyingmonk" wrote:

Read a great article on turbine powered mustang last week, forgot the
name of the mag, while waiting for daughters at Borders. Not quite
original, 13" longer nose, but not noticable. Two exhaust outlets
instead of twelve, but looked really good.

Love them Mustangs...

Bryan "The Monk" Chaisone