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Old October 18th 06, 04:41 AM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
Jim Macklin
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That detail was not given. But since it was many years ago,
the odds are that it was close to a stock P/F 51.


"john smith" wrote in message
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| In article GrcZg.8309$XX2.3853@dukeread04,
| "Jim Macklin"
wrote:
|
| Be very careful with spinning the F51. I've read
reports of
| pilots doing simulated dog-fights at 10,000 over the
| Pacific. One pilot looses sight of the other, looks
around
| and then sees a splash . I'd sure I had a good
parachute.
|
| Was that an original combat P/F-51? Or one of todays
stripped down
| two-eaters?