Save the Mustangs?

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?
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

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?

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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?

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

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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?

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

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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?

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. :-)

DH

Jay Honeck wrote:

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

The web page says no; they intend to use original engines and other systems.

George Patterson
Give a person a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a person to
use the Internet and he won't bother you for weeks.

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

The web page says no; they intend to use original engines and other
systems.

Well, they're either not planning on selling too many, or there are a whole
BUNCH of Merlin engines out there that I haven't heard about.

I thought they were in short supply?
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

Jay Honeck wrote:

Well, they're either not planning on selling too many, or there are a whole
BUNCH of Merlin engines out there that I haven't heard about.

Perhaps you should actually *read* that page? They say they intend to make 10
planes.

George Patterson
Give a person a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a person to
use the Internet and he won't bother you for weeks.

"George Patterson" wrote

The web page says no; they intend to use original engines and other
systems.

I had read that there are no machines left that are capable of machining new
crankshafts. True?
--
Jim in NC

On Thu, 25 Aug 2005 22:58:12 GMT, "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?

Anybody know for sure if the Piper "Enforcer" (I think) down at WPAFM
was a re-worked existing P-51 or a Piper-built P-51?

TC