RIDE IN A P-51 MUSTANG - COCKPIT VIEW FROM LADY ALICE
Ever wanted to ride in a P-51 Mustang? Better yet, how about owning one? Dr. Ken Wagner takes you up in his WWII era P-51 Mustang in the skies above Southern California and explains what it's like to own and fly the most iconic WWII warbird of all time.
Enjoy!
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BOTH of Maurice Hammond's wonderful P51 Mustang restorations. Marinell & Janie, starting up and taking off from Hardwick Airfield in Norfolk UK. Wonderful Merlin Engine sounds and awesome head on takeoff footage.
This was filmed for the Ridley Scott YouTube project "Life in A Day", thus the slightly oddball questions included - they were set within the project.
Maurice and his family & helpers do a great deal of charity work besides keeping his amazing collection of planes in the air, so please support them whenever you can!
The North American Aviation P-51 Mustang was an American long-range, single-seat fighter and fighter-bomber used during World War II, the Korean War and other conflicts. The Mustang was conceived, designed and built by North American Aviation (NAA) in response to a specification issued directly to NAA by the British Purchasing Commission.
The prototype NA-73X airframe was rolled out on 9 September 1940, 102 days after the contract was signed and, with an engine installed, first flew on 26 October.
The Mustang was originally designed to use the Allison V-1710 engine, which had limited high-altitude performance. It was first flown operationally by the Royal Air Force (RAF) as a tactical-reconnaissance aircraft and fighter-bomber. The addition of the Rolls-Royce Merlin to the P-51B/C model transformed the Mustang's performance at altitudes above 15,000 ft, giving it a performance that matched or bettered the majority of the Luftwaffe's fighters at altitude.
The definitive version, the P-51D, was powered by the Packard V-1650-7, a license-built version of the Rolls-Royce Merlin 60 series two-stage two-speed supercharged engine, and armed with six .50 caliber (12.7 mm) M2 Browning machine guns.
From late 1943, P-51Bs (supplemented by P-51Ds from mid-1944) were used by the USAAF's Eighth Air Force to escort bombers in raids over Germany, while the RAF's 2 TAF and the USAAF's Ninth Air Force used the Merlin-powered Mustangs as fighter-bombers, roles in which the Mustang helped ensure Allied air superiority in 1944.
The P-51 was also in service with Allied air forces in the North African, Mediterranean and Italian theatres, and saw limited service against the Japanese in the Pacific War. During World War II, Mustang pilots claimed 4,950 enemy aircraft shot down.
At the start of Korean War, the Mustang was the main fighter of the United Nations until jet fighters such as the F-86 took over this role; the Mustang then became a specialized fighter-bomber. Despite the advent of jet fighters, the Mustang remained in service with some air forces until the early 1980s. After World War II and the Korean War, many Mustangs were converted for civilian use, especially air racing.
F4U Corsair "Whistling Death" Flight Demonstration !
This is a compilation of clips of the Planes of Fame Museum's Corsair (Chino, California) and includes some clips of the Palm Springs Air Museum's own Corsair. Man, this thing just scoots, BIG TIME! Wow, just awesome!
Listen to the 2,000 horsepower generated by the 2,800 cubic inches of the supercharged, 18 cylinder Pratt & Whitney R-2800! You'll see during the flybys why the Japanese called this fighter the "Whistling Death."
This aircraft just leaps off the runway in just a few seconds, and remember, the manifold pressure used today for takeoff with 100-octane low-lead fuel is not anywhere near what could be used with the wartime, 130-octane+ fuel. Very impressive!
P51 Mustang AWESOME SOUND !!!
Scenes from :Luxemburg Airshow 2008 , Airshow Breitscheid 2008 & Airshow Oppenheim 2007 , hope you like it !
Flying in the Lancaster Bomber cockpit part1of2 Lake Ontario Niagara Falls Canada & USA
Dedication from all involved at the museum in restoring and maintaining this historic WWII bomber aircraft. During this flight I had many thoughts about the young airmen who flew in these Lancasters through wartime, their ground crews and what it could of possibly meant, -----
Part1 flight begins with engines starting then @ 00:48sec 3/4 throttle takeoff from Hamilton CWHM , cockpit view 1:53min along Great Lake Ontario to Toronto with a CN Tower flypast 07:01min . 45 degree bank turn over Toronto at 07:24 then over Lake Ontario with a upper mid gunners view 07:51min, onto Niagara Falls 10:33min, , There are several warplane flights available with a membership ----- www.warplane.com
BEST sounding mustang EVER!
http://xrm150.blogspot.com Click the video response I put up "P-51 Mustang Crazy Horse II" to hear this WITHOUT the lady or just click the annotation on the top right! It really is amazing and I think its by FAR the best Mustang video on youtube!
Midair Collision P51 Mustang & Skyraider
Sunday, July 10, The P-51 Mustang dubbed Big Beautiful Doll was lost after a midair collision with a Douglas Skyraider while performing a flyby at the Duxford Flying Legends event in Duxford, England. The Skyraider completed a full roll to the right after hitting the P-51 and landed safely, missing a portion of its right wing. Rob Davies, who was flying the Mustang gave a local news station this account.
According to Davies, he was at about 500 feet, "at the time of decision-making." "And by the time I got out and got the 'chute open I was down to 200 feet. And unfortunately as I came out I hit the tail plane, so I suffered a few injuries through hitting that." His injuries, first reported as a broken arm, ultimately amounted to nothing more than bruises. But the Mustang nosed in and was lost. It did not burn and Davies landed close by.
