I saw "Glamorous Gal" yesterday (September 3rd, 2011) at the Labor Day Weekend annual airshow at Republic Airport in Farmingdale, NY on Long Island. She made 5 high-speed passes past the crowd at 345 M.P.H. She looked and sounded as beautiful as the last time I saw her in 2001. 10 years older and she didn't even look like she aged a day. I love this plane.
I have to say that is the most stunning aircraft I've ever seen. Simply beautiful. As I understand it, the decision to quit the o.d. green and camo paint schemes went away after air superiority was established in Europe. The highly polished bare metal was much more cost effective several years into a devastating conflict. Anybody know better? Thank you!
how did the p 51 entered the auropean theatre, i mean they could not cross the atlantic on one full tank, and i geuss that transporting them via ships was to dangerous deu to the submarines?
I want to thank the Vandy1 Team for taking me up in the Gal yesterday, I will never forget the ride. I also want to thank them for supporting the Wounded Warrior Project and showing us the time of our lives.
Reading over some of the comments, I really wish there was a button on here that Identified a person as a "gamer". Like a big red mark that says "I play call of duty online" then we would know what kind of idiots we are dealing with.
Watching the gnd crew push the aircraft gives you and idea of just how heavy the plane is and combat weight would have been much heavier with full internal fuel, drop tanks guns and ammo.
@rg184511 Rolls Royce installed Merlin two stage supercharged engines in several MK I Mustangs in 1942 creating Mustang Mk X. With the Merlin engine they used a four blade (10') prop from the Spitfire. Later evolutions used the 4 blade Hamilton Standard prop.
The four blade prop came in with the change in engines from the Allison in the P51A/A-36 to the Merlins or Packard Merlins in all subsequent models. The Allison engined birds tended to be quicker at low altitude, as they were lighter and had cleaner lines. The Merlins demanded a larger radiator and separate oil cooler too. Also of note beside the 4 blade prop difference the carb intake location changed. Allison intake on top of cowling-Merlin on the chin.
@rg184511 the only mustang model to have the three blade was the first version known as the P-51A, and the A-36 Apache, and the British equivalent. From the P-51B through to the end of production all used four bladed props, mostly Hamilton Standard, with the exception of a few experimental versions that didn't become production models.
@ben41281 I was happy to learn the other day that the P-51A that many of us have seen in a video landing with another 51, chopping its tail, and both crashing, was actually a newly-manufactured aircraft and not an original A-model.
this airoplanes is piece of CRAPS but what does all this peoples knows just like the russia have re-educations camps you was also re-educations in you living rooms every sunday nights via the television. now victory channel is re-educatig you so that why you know nothing else buts this mustangs YAKs was the bestest that what they teach us in the russia in the camps
Go drink some vodka and quit being so jealous of everything American mate... It's obvious as sin that you're envious of everything western because you live like a cockroach in a cardboard box and your life sucks.. I have an idea!! Be nice, marry some American chick you meet online and live in the land of milk and honey and not be a tosser...
Rabbi Obama, I have given you an assignment to complete,the world has waited 65 yrs,we can wait a little longer. Any help from your Gov't.?? Maybe Speilberg can produce them for you, Hollywood is good at making things up.you know,visual propaganda.
Hello Adolph, I my new name you have given me. I think Speilberg does a great job of producing films portraying what happened so why duplicate it? Perhaps we should turn to the now "dead" Chief of Nazi Propaganda for the truth?
Actually, my relative's middle name was Adolph. You can read all about this hero. Wikepedia Robert Adolph Frank,and stand at attention for the Sturmbanfuhrer.
Adolph, Being of German and Austrian blood I would think that you and your family of Nazis would have kept copious notes of the 6 million names that went through those lovely German Death Camps. Could you do me small favor and stop by Auschwitz and get that ball rolling. Hmm, I know New York has a Jewish Museum dedicated to Holocaust victims. Perhaps your decades of wating is over. Deutschland under allies.
Sorry to disappoint you Adolph. And yes the true victim is the Nazi War Machine neutered by the Allied Forces. He He He. Deutschland Under the Allies.
P 51 was NOT the BEST.. the massaging of "public truth" began even before the Roman Empire. The more you know about "real history" versus "official history", the better equipped you are to see behind the lies of our times, even as they are told to you. Evidence of Revision sweeps "official truth" into the dustbin of history as it may be revised even as it is being written. Bunch of sheeps believe what the victors want them to believe. But we do need sheep in this country they make folks rich
Cut the sheep crap and get to your point. Victors normally win the history award because they are the victors. Also please do some history checking on "sheeps" Is it truly a word?
Show me the proof, hasn't your Congressman returned your call,where are the names??? Guess it takes time to compile 6 million. Second thought the truly inquiring world has been waiting 65 yrs. Must be one person looking up that request,huh. Dumkopf. Deutschland Yber Alles. OH, enjoy the Mustang, inspired by the Me109 and fathered by Edgar Schmued,forever ingrained in your little brain, HEHE.
Edgar is our friend and the joke is on Deutschland under Allies. HA HA HA. I'm pleased that you are enjoying my hopping around commenting on your rubbish. HA HA HA. What's wrong sweetie did i hit a nerve? As for the proof you need on Yeager, perhaps you've been hitting the bottle a little too much? Dr. Death might have a living family member to cure your Dumkopf issue. Aushwitz might be a great resort for you? Think of all the friends you meet and educate the World on Germany's past.
Sorry Schwineschutzen, but your perspective also is Quite OLD News of Germans being the best in everything. We now live in a World Economy. Your Dumkopf request of 6 million names only conjures of the number of unfortunate Jews that lost their lives to the poorly managed Nazi War Machine.
Sorry, but I already have a home and two cars. Now that i think about it Germans are meticulous records so bring it sweet heart. I really don't care about 6 million names. now lets get back to what page Yearger touts the F190 as being the best. If you can't bring home the goods I can always purchase the book and then return it.
Dear Obama lover, I have picked up the book by Yeager and it in fact he does communicate that the FW-190 is on par with the P-51 but lacks the endurance of the P-51. Meaning that the FW-190 was quite good but had to go through landing, refueling. Page (43). On page (44) he references his perspective of the Americans becoming superior pilots with a "ten-to-one" kill ratio. Interesting information.
obama, Yery glad this all upsets u that you spend time researching false info. Your 10-1 ratio refers to the Allied planes in combat against German aircraft. always numerically outnumbered. Your aces are like u,insignificant. Deutschland Uber Alles.
Adolph, I don't think it is a sense of being upset yet the desire to prove you continue to be on the "losing" team. Your ratio understanding is incorrect but I don't care. Just like the too few German Aces your continued grasp to show the superiority of Germany has fallen on hard times. Deutschland under Allies.
Yes, Jimmycurry, it is a shame that politics gets injected into these comments, and people get off on tangents that have nothing to do with the video being shown. Wish disparaging comments were not allowed on this site.
Sharpshooter1 DO NOT WAIST TIME WITH THIS PEOPLES. THEY IS PURIST THEY ONLY WANT TO BELIEVE WHAT VICTORY CHANNEL SAY TO THEM. THEY BELEIVE THAT THE russian SCUM WAS GOOD ALLIE. THEY IS IGNORANT AND PURISTS. THEY IS PRODUCT OF WHAT THE VICTORS LIE TO THEM THEY IS VERY POOR PEOPLES WHO DON THINK FOR HIMSELVETHEY SHOULD STICKIT TO FOOTBALL AND HOW TO MAKE THIS ILLITERATE GUYS MILLIONERS THE WORD BEST AIRPLANE WAS ME 109 DONT ARGUMENT WITH THIS STUPY GUYS
FW190 was superior to ME109. 109's visibility from cockpit was poor (FW190, Zero, P51, P47 all used teardrop canopy for much better visibility), cockpit was too small and range was too short. Had the 109 had better range (and a difference Reichsmarshall), the Battle of Britain may have turned out different.
@volodyyy You have the stones to call someone illiterate? Have you read your post? Learn to read and write spelling, sentence structure, and diction before you open your cake-hole.
Your "urban legend" smells of the victors clouding the truth just like they will find a way to downplay your Ft. Hood massacre even though they had prior knowlege this major was on a road to no return. Well, you maje your bed and must lie in it.
Edgar Schmued, related to his German origins he had once worked for Willy Messerschmitt and that the Mustang was heavily influenced by the Bf 109. Just read a little and stop watching Victory Channel they make all lies there for you to believe. Then like Romans they build you colosium as you call stadium and gave you the games. While they steal and lie to you
Correction here. the counrtry that I came from is number 1 in world war II murder. This russian scum lies and the U.S. believes this lie. You are poor people that do not read or research just watch football and listen to what Victory Channel tell you. Ha ha try living under this scum
Hydraulic fluid bleeds off from the door retracting mechanism. Doors drop. When the aircraft starts up, the fluid is activated again and the doors retract, I believe. If I am wrong, I apologize and will accept the criticizm.
Actually, as I look down through the list of comments, I C all this talk about WWII and who was better still.. OMFG.. The war is over.. You lost.. You killed millions of innocent people.. You Pro NAZI people are insane.. Just reading YouTube comments from some very sad Germans makes me very proud to know that there are over 70,000 US soldiers in Germany right now making sure that you loonies can never build up and try to do this again.. You people absolutely disgust me.. Think about humanity..
Agreed. Too bad that some people used this platform to whine about their German nationalism. You gave an answer to them that is better than I can. Why don't we all just enjoy the P-51 and stop beating a dead horse regarding WW II?
Nobody whining about german pride. Only ones complaining are the hipocrites who are crushed when they learn the P-51 was designed by Edgar Schmued an ex Messerschmitt employee and that the Mustang was greatly influenced by the ME109. Problem with that then learn history before u wave your flag.
Please document and reference your assertion that the mustang was "greatly influenced by the Me109 (actually it is the bf109)". I would appreciate this, sir.
Dear Sir, I have read quite a bit now about Edgar Schmued, and just being the messenger, Wikipedia, the world's free encyclopedia, asserts that it is an "urban legend" (it's quote, not mine) that the P-51 was heavily influenced by the bf109. Sorry Herr Scharfschutzen1, but I am more apt to believe Wikipedia than to believe you.
Your wikepedia must be tied to the Allied propaganda History Channel. You just sound like another American patriot who now thinks his glorious P-51 is an all American venture . Same GERMAN who engineered this also developed the F-86...F100 Super Sabre as well as others. If U knew the truthful history of this plane u would not be emailing me.Suggest you cry on your biased flag and get it out. Guess you will deny the American indian was not murdered, bribed and tricked for their land. Hipocrites.
It is not my Wikipedia, Herr. And I would appreciate you not putting words in my mouth or assuming what my opinions are. Why don't you stick to our discussion of the P-51 and leave your assumptions about my other political feelings out of it.
I want to thank Edgar for leaving Germany and taking his great German education and designing the glorius Mustang. I wonder what a German pilot felt when he was being shot down by a German designed airplane. He gives the "finger" to Germany and then becomes an American Patriot.
@Scharfschutzen1 OH GAWD, I am the son of a Mustang Pilot, a 20 year veteran of the USAF with extensive experience in CCC, Combat Operations, and Space Operations, I have talked to my Father and other WWII Mustang Aces extensively, about it, all I said was it was a great fighter, not the greatest because that would lead to too much speculation from the peanut gallery . Fact is it was a great high altitude long range fighter and propaganda has nothing to do with that. So don't give me that BS
@minuteman3 That; funny because relatives were Luftwaffe Ace and i believe they shot down more planes than your father's entire wing, so don't U hand me your bull shit, stupid american, 5 planes and u think u are pilots. Germans showed u how to do it but u will never equal it.
@Scharfschutzen1 Who won? Ohh yeah who also paid for your defense against the Russians for the last 60 years? The majority of the kills the German Air Force got were against woefully inadequate fighters on the eastern front. Its really great when you are fighting Poles and Russians flying biplanes Hell, the German Air Force had their asses handed to them in the summer of 1940 before the USAAF ever got there. Then when we showed up it got worse for you. don't revise history. You lost
@Scharfschutzen1 Plus German pilots were in the war for the duration. American Pilots were rotated home after 50 missions. During 1945 some didn't even see a German Airplane because the Luftwaffe was so decimated and there was not only a lack of live pilots, but of fuel, serviceable airplanes, and parts. Before you spout any of your propaganda here, why don't you read Gunter Ralls' (who was a great ace) book "Mein Flugbuch ", because you are just starting to sound ignorant.
@minuteman3 My friend is a friend of Gunther until his death a very few yrs. ago , i suggest you do some reading and stop believing the History Channel. oh yeah who created it, the American??? Look for real truth and stop believing propaganda, u are starting to sound ignorant.
@minuteman3 Ask your father if he has the gun camera footage from his Pusstang strafing women, children, animals, farmers in this "Gallant" effort. that is recorded as factual.
@drbackjack Guess your heros were too busy gettin ready to drop 2 nuclear devices on civiian targets, very noble. Glad Krauts designed and engineered this plane u like, always remember this.
@Scharfschutzen1 Please.....please.......do it as a personal favor.......really.......GO TO HELL, YOU, YOUR WHIP OF TRUTH AND YOUR BULLSHIT! All the killed civilians and innocent people of every single war in the history of mankind are losing sleep in their coffins at the thought of being "defended" by such an ASSHOLE.. Oh, didn't I tell you by the way?...GERMANY LOST WORLD WAR II! Get over it!
@hide86 Now seriously everybody...Isn't it SO ironic that even though being respected and sometimes feared by their German and Japanese opponents, US soldiers and pilots who fought in WWII have to be disrespected by the words of an asshole like this guy? Even Hitler would ask him to shut the fuck up..what a DUMKOPF, wasn't that your favorite insult ScharfStupiden?
@hide86 And u have never won a war on your own, always the help of other nations so u can say "we won" never "ourselves". You cannot even handle towels heads in middle east,what 9yrs. now??? What happened your country cannot drop more nuclear devices, fuckin idiot hypocrite, glad my whip has struck your azz, yell louder, i'm enjoying it. Deutschland Uber Alles.
@Scharfschutzen1 nuclear WHAT? Are we talking about the same country?? I'm starting to think you don't even know the very basics of geography, let alone history..DUMKOPF :)
@Scharfschutzen1 MY country? what the hell are you talking about? As I suspected, not even close to knowing a tiny little bit of history..I repeat my question: ARE WE TALKING ABOUT THE SAME COUNTRY? MY COUNTRY IS THE ONE THAT DROPPED NUCLEAR WARHEADS ON JAPAN IN 1945? Then you're REALLY an idiot...
@minuteman3 Amen!!! I think they are one of the top 5 fighter aircraft ever built. If I could have been born into that generation and been granted the chance to drive one I could say that I would have been a very happy man
The engine was nothing special. Just 1650 PS. Other engines at the same time had over 2000 PS ... what the P-51 made to such a good plane was the airframe!!! :-)
@couteau86 Thats where you are wrong. The engine was special because it was able to make 1680 HP at sea level and at 25k ft. Because of the two stage supercharger, it had the greatest power to displacement ratio of any American fighter. Plus the other engines that had over 2000 HP gulped massive amounts of fuel compared to the Mustangs. The Mustang was great because of all of the factors, engine, airframe, and the new laminar flow wing.
The Daimler-Benz DB603G engine, for example, had a power of 1900 PS and this was a engine that fit in a airframe of a Bf109. So, the power of the engine was nothing special. A other v-engine with a equal size and power also had can do the job. In the end it was the realy good aerodynamics of the airframe and wings ;-)
@couteau86 I think you are actually talking about the prototypes. the Daimler-Benz DB603G engine never produced that type of power above 20k, plus with the horrible Gasoline the Germans where using towards the end of the war, there is no way to ever achieve that rating. Besides by that time the P-51H with 2200hp was actually starting to roll off the assembly lines. The DB 603g specifically never went into production You do understand the difference between Operational and Prototype right?
The Heinkel He219 A7/R1 had this engine. Ok, it was just a very smal number of planes, but they had this engine. Or whats up with the Messerschmitt Me410??? She had DB603A engines with 1750 PS ... and just by the way, the V-1650-9A of the P-51H had 1830 PS, not 2200. This was the V-1650-11 engine that never was instaled in a series version of the P-51 ...
North American (a subsidiary of General Motors out of Dallas Texas) engineered that airframe.
The British did engineer the motors for it, but the Packard version of it sounds a lot meaner and had better performance than the matching Allison engine, plus all parts were machine tooled/cast and mass produced, so they could be repaired faster than the Rolls-Royce counterpart which was hand made.
All I know is that somewhere, some neo-nazi skinhead is shitting himself at the sound!
chk666666; You must be talking about the Russians who murdered 26 plus million during the WWII yrs. not to mention post war. Oh, they were your country's ally, do you condone these horiffic acts?
HayateAce Itsa shame but you are STUPID when it comes to history Why dont u worry about the jobs u are sending to China and India? Why dont u worry about were ur next job will be? Why don't u worry about how much in debt u are to China? The rich dont care you made them rich and they took all their money and today live in DUBAI. How about you? You worry about a bunch of lies told to you by the Victors. Worry about your future. you wont have aces no more computers will do that for you.
HayateAce and what aces gave you todays missle technology? What aces got the scum russian sputnik in space? It was all German technology. What gave you the Sabre? All you know is what the Victory Channel shows you thats it. You do not know much about operation Paperclip I assume? You just know how to spout out your stupidity. Volodyyy is right stick to football. The war was designed to make your rich richer. They outproduced the Germans on everything. The russian relied on your supplies
HermanDGerman.. Are you really proud that your country slaughtered millions of helpless people.. Are you proud that because of your country, the US had to a build a huge military force? It's almost sickening to think we are all human beings on the same planet and you have so much pride in a mis founded idea.. Who cares about designing weapons, missles, etc.. You should be ashamed for being proud of why the world is how it is today by thinking that way.. Pathetic..
HayateAce just got the link sent to me from one of the readers. Got a question for you. Who is we? It was not just the US in the war it was half the world aginst a country the size of Wisconcin. They did not loose the war they were simply overwhelmed. Who bombed your factories? When they went up against your GREAT so called aces in the west they went up against an overwheming force with old worn out aircraft & still manged to run circles around your aces. What Aces got u to the moon?
HayateAce you always make an asshole of yourself????????? No wonder the world has a diffrent opinion of the u.s go back and watch a football game and make heroes from the illeterate rapists and dog killers you fool. Thats the only aces you have.
volodyyy writes "Thay wouldnt make a pimple on the Geramn Ace list. And what kind of experience did these victors have? Same as their aliies the ruskaya parasites."
Volodyyy while your german aces had to fly during the WHOLE war until they died, the US pilots go through a rotation where they come back and become flight instructors to new pilots after their tour.. I would sure as hell hope some German pilots flying 5+ years would have more kills than the US that only flew months at a time..
Since we are on the subject you purists should know the mustang was designed by German born Edgar Schmued who worked for Messerschmitt and the ME 109 was the inspiration for the P51. Deutschland Uber Alles.
I think Edgar is the coolest guy in the World. Some Dumkopf in German pissed Edgar off and next thing you know he's eating hot dogs and hamburgers in America designing a pure Cadillac of the sky. Deutschland Uber Alles.
Beautiful plane, perhaps too pretty. (Think of a Sherman tank that was all chromed and polished out..) I'd love it just as much dirty, olive drab and dented!
yeah thats why the p51 blew the shit out of the MEs. US planes always had the upperhand over everyone and we still do. you could can never touch the raptor or even the f18
Dumkopf, Hartmann had more time inspecting his fighter on the ground than all your so called aces had in the air. You are not even a discussion, DISMISSED.
Taintodarkness69....you are the kind of uneducated American that pisses people off. Most of the great aircraft of WW2 were British and German not American...the P51 wasn't a great aircraft until they put a British engine in it. Most of the pilots the P-51s were shooting down were kids with hardly any experience......many of the Germans best pilots were already dead by the time the P-51s made an impact in 1943-45
Dumkopf, wer u in the cockpit With Erich Hartmann when he blew out of the sky every P51 he encountered?? For your info. the Mustang was inspired by the ME109 and designed by ex Messerschmitt employee and engineer Edgar Schmued, now hipocrite patriot go wave your flags, one Ami the other German.
that's why i said they were no efficient during WWII. But after war it was german engenieers who made modern aircraft posible. for example after WWII a german came to my country (argentina) and developed the "pulqui I and II" but goverment didn't support further and went to rusia with the proyect and it become the mi-17. same happend with the Glostier, camberras and even the Sabre. All german developments.
They all look similar?? Im sure you might be comparing with the luftwafe "secret weapons" Yes, those were not conventional aircrafts.But none of their designs were efficient during WWII. AND the p51 designer was german. The me-262 was only efective as bomber interseptor.a hit and run aircraft. the early jet engines had so slow reaction and low thrust. had little acceleration.But once speed gained,it could mantain it easily since there were no prop to aply drag on the airframe.but forget to turn.
OK I overestimated the 262 a bit. As I know the Me262-A-2 (bomber version) was not as fast as the fighter version. It could have been a good fighter if they had pilots petrol and a little support from the german high command. But it was good enough for both the soviets and americans to make some experiments and build their own planes, so it mustn't be bad at all.
You will hate me for this: I do not like ww2 American aircrafts. They all look similar. But at least it was effective... as long as the Me-262 fighters did not appear.
Huh? How so? P51 looks completely different from a F4U or F6F or P-38 or P-39..The list goes on. Even the old P-51 looked different from the newer ones.
You know, with a license, you can BUY a real P-51 so long as it has passed it's yearly inspections. cost 2-3 million. That's actually cheap compared to other WWII fighters. NA made way too many, thus, they are the most common WWII fighter left. The expensive part is fuel, storage, and maintenance(which requires a small,knowledgeable crew). BTW the price of a P-51 in 1944 was $45,000!
I'd give anything for all current weapons to just dissapear for a war,so we could dogfight with the P-51 again. I love this plane it's the coolest thing on this planet.
P51 CADILLAC OF SKIES!!
luisardas 2 months ago
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I saw "Glamorous Gal" yesterday (September 3rd, 2011) at the Labor Day Weekend annual airshow at Republic Airport in Farmingdale, NY on Long Island. She made 5 high-speed passes past the crowd at 345 M.P.H. She looked and sounded as beautiful as the last time I saw her in 2001. 10 years older and she didn't even look like she aged a day. I love this plane.
Lapp6192 4 months ago
its amazing how people ran in fear just from hearing that plane fly over
nibbler125 7 months ago
I have to say that is the most stunning aircraft I've ever seen. Simply beautiful. As I understand it, the decision to quit the o.d. green and camo paint schemes went away after air superiority was established in Europe. The highly polished bare metal was much more cost effective several years into a devastating conflict. Anybody know better? Thank you!
stratobagster 7 months ago
I thought its illegal to show sex in public?
omgwtfbbq6666 9 months ago
I want one. Don't need one, nor do I think it will fit in my living room; but damn it I want one.
JayHawker751 10 months ago
how did the p 51 entered the auropean theatre, i mean they could not cross the atlantic on one full tank, and i geuss that transporting them via ships was to dangerous deu to the submarines?
Waddeck43 10 months ago
looks like a P-51K judging by the prop... no collars on it, the only Merlin Mustang variant so fitted
wints7 11 months ago
very cool
matthiashaenni 11 months ago
Best Prop fighter/escort ever devised by man. The Messerschmitt Bf 109 is a close second.
the308capital 1 year ago
@the308capital the Messerschmidt is a close 4th behind the Spitfire and the Hurricane
jonnybottle 1 year ago
Where is mein flak 38? :D
Iamtheheadhunter1 1 year ago
If I only had the money I'd make that beautiful girl mine
freefall321 1 year ago
too bad they didnt make this until the end of the war and had to keep up with modern day fighters
ClanHalo001 1 year ago
im a bigger fan if the spit fire but damn thats a beautiful plane
pugehenislol 1 year ago
What a beautiful antique
ClanHalo001 1 year ago
awesomeeee!!!!!!!!
Fatshadow33 1 year ago
great aircraft this, there were many great aircraft in ww2, from different nations, P51 had great range.
plane15 1 year ago
I want to thank the Vandy1 Team for taking me up in the Gal yesterday, I will never forget the ride. I also want to thank them for supporting the Wounded Warrior Project and showing us the time of our lives.
SSG Court
hcourthouse 1 year ago
yes
mcreadan 1 year ago
Reading over some of the comments, I really wish there was a button on here that Identified a person as a "gamer". Like a big red mark that says "I play call of duty online" then we would know what kind of idiots we are dealing with.
minuteman3 1 year ago
Watching the gnd crew push the aircraft gives you and idea of just how heavy the plane is and combat weight would have been much heavier with full internal fuel, drop tanks guns and ammo.
knoxtodd 1 year ago
A great plane and a wonder to look at.............thanx for thr post
denbar 1 year ago
Would someone sane please advise when they went to a 4 blade prop? Korea?
rg184511 1 year ago
@rg184511 Rolls Royce installed Merlin two stage supercharged engines in several MK I Mustangs in 1942 creating Mustang Mk X. With the Merlin engine they used a four blade (10') prop from the Spitfire. Later evolutions used the 4 blade Hamilton Standard prop.
J14021 1 year ago
@J14021 P51 was nearly solely designed by a German.
mrceebees14 1 year ago
@rg184511
The four blade prop came in with the change in engines from the Allison in the P51A/A-36 to the Merlins or Packard Merlins in all subsequent models. The Allison engined birds tended to be quicker at low altitude, as they were lighter and had cleaner lines. The Merlins demanded a larger radiator and separate oil cooler too. Also of note beside the 4 blade prop difference the carb intake location changed. Allison intake on top of cowling-Merlin on the chin.
redtailslick 1 year ago
They had a 4 blade prop from the time the merlin went in i believe
danmunro01 1 year ago
@rg184511 the only mustang model to have the three blade was the first version known as the P-51A, and the A-36 Apache, and the British equivalent. From the P-51B through to the end of production all used four bladed props, mostly Hamilton Standard, with the exception of a few experimental versions that didn't become production models.
ben41281 1 year ago
@ben41281 I was happy to learn the other day that the P-51A that many of us have seen in a video landing with another 51, chopping its tail, and both crashing, was actually a newly-manufactured aircraft and not an original A-model.
Jonno2summit 11 months ago
@rg184511 4 blade prop came into effect when the RR-Merlin engine was installed in WWII in the P-51B and C models.
minuteman3 8 months ago
this airoplanes is piece of CRAPS but what does all this peoples knows just like the russia have re-educations camps you was also re-educations in you living rooms every sunday nights via the television. now victory channel is re-educatig you so that why you know nothing else buts this mustangs YAKs was the bestest that what they teach us in the russia in the camps
volodyyy 1 year ago
Go drink some vodka and quit being so jealous of everything American mate... It's obvious as sin that you're envious of everything western because you live like a cockroach in a cardboard box and your life sucks.. I have an idea!! Be nice, marry some American chick you meet online and live in the land of milk and honey and not be a tosser...
texNoz 1 year ago
@texNoz
lol!
igottalongone 1 year ago
@volodyyy,
Your oration needs work. A lot of it.....
neomuttley 1 year ago
That plane is as American as the hot dog, both are German in origin,please.
Scharfschutzen1 1 year ago
a North american plane flying out of Grumman
losilover1907 2 years ago
Still,no names.
Scharfschutzen1 2 years ago
Adolph, You are a very patient person and must apologize for making you wait. Perhaps we can partner together on this fun project?
kbroma01 2 years ago
Rabbi Obama, I have given you an assignment to complete,the world has waited 65 yrs,we can wait a little longer. Any help from your Gov't.?? Maybe Speilberg can produce them for you, Hollywood is good at making things up.you know,visual propaganda.
Scharfschutzen1 2 years ago
Hello Adolph, I my new name you have given me. I think Speilberg does a great job of producing films portraying what happened so why duplicate it? Perhaps we should turn to the now "dead" Chief of Nazi Propaganda for the truth?
kbroma01 2 years ago
Actually, my relative's middle name was Adolph. You can read all about this hero. Wikepedia Robert Adolph Frank,and stand at attention for the Sturmbanfuhrer.
Scharfschutzen1 2 years ago
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And how did he die?
kbroma01 2 years ago
obama, where is my list of 6 million names?????? Still working on it. Hope u can come up with what the world has been waiting for for decades.
Scharfschutzen1 2 years ago
Adolph, Being of German and Austrian blood I would think that you and your family of Nazis would have kept copious notes of the 6 million names that went through those lovely German Death Camps. Could you do me small favor and stop by Auschwitz and get that ball rolling. Hmm, I know New York has a Jewish Museum dedicated to Holocaust victims. Perhaps your decades of wating is over. Deutschland under allies.
kbroma01 2 years ago
Still no names dumkopf, yet another has fallen victim to Allied Zion propaganda, brainless fool. Deutschland Uber Alles. HeHeHe
Scharfschutzen1 2 years ago
Sorry to disappoint you Adolph. And yes the true victim is the Nazi War Machine neutered by the Allied Forces. He He He. Deutschland Under the Allies.
kbroma01 2 years ago
P 51 was NOT the BEST.. the massaging of "public truth" began even before the Roman Empire. The more you know about "real history" versus "official history", the better equipped you are to see behind the lies of our times, even as they are told to you. Evidence of Revision sweeps "official truth" into the dustbin of history as it may be revised even as it is being written. Bunch of sheeps believe what the victors want them to believe. But we do need sheep in this country they make folks rich
nodarnfool 2 years ago 2
Cut the sheep crap and get to your point. Victors normally win the history award because they are the victors. Also please do some history checking on "sheeps" Is it truly a word?
kbroma01 2 years ago
FW190D flew circles around this mut. Chuck Yeager admitted, best fighter of the war.
Scharfschutzen1 2 years ago
Really? Have you met Chuck Yeager or you talking out of you butt? Did you read it in a book of the FW190 being so superior? What page was it on?
kbroma01 2 years ago
Look it up Obama,won't do your work for you, dumkopf, show me that it wasn't. Deutschland Uber Alles.
Scharfschutzen1 2 years ago
if you state dumkopf, it's your responsibility to prove it Hitler wanna be. Good luck on the Deutschland lost to the allies.
kbroma01 2 years ago
Show me the proof, hasn't your Congressman returned your call,where are the names??? Guess it takes time to compile 6 million. Second thought the truly inquiring world has been waiting 65 yrs. Must be one person looking up that request,huh. Dumkopf. Deutschland Yber Alles. OH, enjoy the Mustang, inspired by the Me109 and fathered by Edgar Schmued,forever ingrained in your little brain, HEHE.
Scharfschutzen1 2 years ago
Edgar is our friend and the joke is on Deutschland under Allies. HA HA HA. I'm pleased that you are enjoying my hopping around commenting on your rubbish. HA HA HA. What's wrong sweetie did i hit a nerve? As for the proof you need on Yeager, perhaps you've been hitting the bottle a little too much? Dr. Death might have a living family member to cure your Dumkopf issue. Aushwitz might be a great resort for you? Think of all the friends you meet and educate the World on Germany's past.
kbroma01 2 years ago
Dumkopf, Yeager is OLDnews ,the current issue is your fictional list of 6 million names, where are they schwein?
Scharfschutzen1 2 years ago
Sorry Schwineschutzen, but your perspective also is Quite OLD News of Germans being the best in everything. We now live in a World Economy. Your Dumkopf request of 6 million names only conjures of the number of unfortunate Jews that lost their lives to the poorly managed Nazi War Machine.
kbroma01 2 years ago
Cannot produce names, HEH HEH HEH, got some good buildable swamp land for sale, cheap. HEH HEH.......... HEH
Scharfschutzen1 2 years ago
Sorry, but I already have a home and two cars. Now that i think about it Germans are meticulous records so bring it sweet heart. I really don't care about 6 million names. now lets get back to what page Yearger touts the F190 as being the best. If you can't bring home the goods I can always purchase the book and then return it.
kbroma01 2 years ago
Yes,that was his feelind as well as historians,now if i listed my country as Israel would this make any difference? Names first,dunke.
Scharfschutzen1 2 years ago
Dear Obama lover, I have picked up the book by Yeager and it in fact he does communicate that the FW-190 is on par with the P-51 but lacks the endurance of the P-51. Meaning that the FW-190 was quite good but had to go through landing, refueling. Page (43). On page (44) he references his perspective of the Americans becoming superior pilots with a "ten-to-one" kill ratio. Interesting information.
kbroma01 2 years ago
obama, Yery glad this all upsets u that you spend time researching false info. Your 10-1 ratio refers to the Allied planes in combat against German aircraft. always numerically outnumbered. Your aces are like u,insignificant. Deutschland Uber Alles.
Scharfschutzen1 2 years ago
Adolph, I don't think it is a sense of being upset yet the desire to prove you continue to be on the "losing" team. Your ratio understanding is incorrect but I don't care. Just like the too few German Aces your continued grasp to show the superiority of Germany has fallen on hard times. Deutschland under Allies.
kbroma01 2 years ago
I love these vintage aircraft, if only I could get my hands on one for under the amount that the U.S Government is in debt.
ritzcrackers27 2 years ago
Yes, Jimmycurry, it is a shame that politics gets injected into these comments, and people get off on tangents that have nothing to do with the video being shown. Wish disparaging comments were not allowed on this site.
fbenenati 2 years ago
Sharpshooter1 DO NOT WAIST TIME WITH THIS PEOPLES. THEY IS PURIST THEY ONLY WANT TO BELIEVE WHAT VICTORY CHANNEL SAY TO THEM. THEY BELEIVE THAT THE russian SCUM WAS GOOD ALLIE. THEY IS IGNORANT AND PURISTS. THEY IS PRODUCT OF WHAT THE VICTORS LIE TO THEM THEY IS VERY POOR PEOPLES WHO DON THINK FOR HIMSELVETHEY SHOULD STICKIT TO FOOTBALL AND HOW TO MAKE THIS ILLITERATE GUYS MILLIONERS THE WORD BEST AIRPLANE WAS ME 109 DONT ARGUMENT WITH THIS STUPY GUYS
volodyyy 2 years ago 2
FW190 was superior to ME109. 109's visibility from cockpit was poor (FW190, Zero, P51, P47 all used teardrop canopy for much better visibility), cockpit was too small and range was too short. Had the 109 had better range (and a difference Reichsmarshall), the Battle of Britain may have turned out different.
knoxtodd 1 year ago
@volodyyy You have the stones to call someone illiterate? Have you read your post? Learn to read and write spelling, sentence structure, and diction before you open your cake-hole.
minuteman3 1 year ago
Your "urban legend" smells of the victors clouding the truth just like they will find a way to downplay your Ft. Hood massacre even though they had prior knowlege this major was on a road to no return. Well, you maje your bed and must lie in it.
Scharfschutzen1 2 years ago
Edgar Schmued, related to his German origins he had once worked for Willy Messerschmitt and that the Mustang was heavily influenced by the Bf 109. Just read a little and stop watching Victory Channel they make all lies there for you to believe. Then like Romans they build you colosium as you call stadium and gave you the games. While they steal and lie to you
volodyyy 2 years ago
Correction here. the counrtry that I came from is number 1 in world war II murder. This russian scum lies and the U.S. believes this lie. You are poor people that do not read or research just watch football and listen to what Victory Channel tell you. Ha ha try living under this scum
volodyyy 2 years ago 2
Came to life at 1:56. AWSOME!
ThunderIceDude 2 years ago
can any one tell me why the weel doors hang open when not running
srt4crazy289 2 years ago
Hydraulic fluid bleeds off from the door retracting mechanism. Doors drop. When the aircraft starts up, the fluid is activated again and the doors retract, I believe. If I am wrong, I apologize and will accept the criticizm.
fbenenati 2 years ago
superb - love the 339th color scheme
go4b17 2 years ago
Correct. That would be the 339th FG from Fowlmere, England. Part of the 8th Air Force (MIghty 8th Air Force!).
fbenenati 2 years ago
Actually, as I look down through the list of comments, I C all this talk about WWII and who was better still.. OMFG.. The war is over.. You lost.. You killed millions of innocent people.. You Pro NAZI people are insane.. Just reading YouTube comments from some very sad Germans makes me very proud to know that there are over 70,000 US soldiers in Germany right now making sure that you loonies can never build up and try to do this again.. You people absolutely disgust me.. Think about humanity..
Chk666666S 2 years ago
Agreed. Too bad that some people used this platform to whine about their German nationalism. You gave an answer to them that is better than I can. Why don't we all just enjoy the P-51 and stop beating a dead horse regarding WW II?
fbenenati 2 years ago 2
Nobody whining about german pride. Only ones complaining are the hipocrites who are crushed when they learn the P-51 was designed by Edgar Schmued an ex Messerschmitt employee and that the Mustang was greatly influenced by the ME109. Problem with that then learn history before u wave your flag.
Scharfschutzen1 2 years ago
Please document and reference your assertion that the mustang was "greatly influenced by the Me109 (actually it is the bf109)". I would appreciate this, sir.
fbenenati 2 years ago
Read about Edgar Schmued and be enlightened, you found this page thru internet, 1/2 your work is done. Deutschland Uber Alles.
Scharfschutzen1 2 years ago
Dear Sir, I have read quite a bit now about Edgar Schmued, and just being the messenger, Wikipedia, the world's free encyclopedia, asserts that it is an "urban legend" (it's quote, not mine) that the P-51 was heavily influenced by the bf109. Sorry Herr Scharfschutzen1, but I am more apt to believe Wikipedia than to believe you.
fbenenati 2 years ago
Your wikepedia must be tied to the Allied propaganda History Channel. You just sound like another American patriot who now thinks his glorious P-51 is an all American venture . Same GERMAN who engineered this also developed the F-86...F100 Super Sabre as well as others. If U knew the truthful history of this plane u would not be emailing me.Suggest you cry on your biased flag and get it out. Guess you will deny the American indian was not murdered, bribed and tricked for their land. Hipocrites.
Scharfschutzen1 2 years ago
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It is not my Wikipedia, Herr. And I would appreciate you not putting words in my mouth or assuming what my opinions are. Why don't you stick to our discussion of the P-51 and leave your assumptions about my other political feelings out of it.
fbenenati 2 years ago
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He's only thinking of Germany as being the best in the World, and we all know what happened. Great engineering but poor management.
kbroma01 2 years ago
I want to thank Edgar for leaving Germany and taking his great German education and designing the glorius Mustang. I wonder what a German pilot felt when he was being shot down by a German designed airplane. He gives the "finger" to Germany and then becomes an American Patriot.
kbroma01 2 years ago
Maybe a German engineered the Airframe. However it was a British engine fitted with an American supercharger that made it great!
minuteman3 2 years ago 8
You are correct Sir.
Scharfschutzen1 2 years ago 2
@minuteman3 It was great as long as the American propaganda machine has you absorb their point.,correct?
Scharfschutzen1 1 year ago
@Scharfschutzen1 OH GAWD, I am the son of a Mustang Pilot, a 20 year veteran of the USAF with extensive experience in CCC, Combat Operations, and Space Operations, I have talked to my Father and other WWII Mustang Aces extensively, about it, all I said was it was a great fighter, not the greatest because that would lead to too much speculation from the peanut gallery . Fact is it was a great high altitude long range fighter and propaganda has nothing to do with that. So don't give me that BS
minuteman3 1 year ago 8
@minuteman3 That; funny because relatives were Luftwaffe Ace and i believe they shot down more planes than your father's entire wing, so don't U hand me your bull shit, stupid american, 5 planes and u think u are pilots. Germans showed u how to do it but u will never equal it.
Scharfschutzen1 1 year ago
@Scharfschutzen1 Who won? Ohh yeah who also paid for your defense against the Russians for the last 60 years? The majority of the kills the German Air Force got were against woefully inadequate fighters on the eastern front. Its really great when you are fighting Poles and Russians flying biplanes Hell, the German Air Force had their asses handed to them in the summer of 1940 before the USAAF ever got there. Then when we showed up it got worse for you. don't revise history. You lost
minuteman3 1 year ago
@Scharfschutzen1 Plus German pilots were in the war for the duration. American Pilots were rotated home after 50 missions. During 1945 some didn't even see a German Airplane because the Luftwaffe was so decimated and there was not only a lack of live pilots, but of fuel, serviceable airplanes, and parts. Before you spout any of your propaganda here, why don't you read Gunter Ralls' (who was a great ace) book "Mein Flugbuch ", because you are just starting to sound ignorant.
minuteman3 1 year ago 3
@minuteman3 My friend is a friend of Gunther until his death a very few yrs. ago , i suggest you do some reading and stop believing the History Channel. oh yeah who created it, the American??? Look for real truth and stop believing propaganda, u are starting to sound ignorant.
Scharfschutzen1 1 year ago
@minuteman3 Ask your father if he has the gun camera footage from his Pusstang strafing women, children, animals, farmers in this "Gallant" effort. that is recorded as factual.
Scharfschutzen1 1 year ago
@Scharfschutzen1
Too bad they didn't strafe a few more while they were at it.
drbackjack 1 year ago
@drbackjack Guess your heros were too busy gettin ready to drop 2 nuclear devices on civiian targets, very noble. Glad Krauts designed and engineered this plane u like, always remember this.
Scharfschutzen1 1 year ago
@Scharfschutzen1 Please.....please.......do it as a personal favor.......really.......GO TO HELL, YOU, YOUR WHIP OF TRUTH AND YOUR BULLSHIT! All the killed civilians and innocent people of every single war in the history of mankind are losing sleep in their coffins at the thought of being "defended" by such an ASSHOLE.. Oh, didn't I tell you by the way?...GERMANY LOST WORLD WAR II! Get over it!
hide86 1 year ago
@hide86 Now seriously everybody...Isn't it SO ironic that even though being respected and sometimes feared by their German and Japanese opponents, US soldiers and pilots who fought in WWII have to be disrespected by the words of an asshole like this guy? Even Hitler would ask him to shut the fuck up..what a DUMKOPF, wasn't that your favorite insult ScharfStupiden?
hide86 1 year ago
@hide86 And u have never won a war on your own, always the help of other nations so u can say "we won" never "ourselves". You cannot even handle towels heads in middle east,what 9yrs. now??? What happened your country cannot drop more nuclear devices, fuckin idiot hypocrite, glad my whip has struck your azz, yell louder, i'm enjoying it. Deutschland Uber Alles.
Scharfschutzen1 1 year ago
@Scharfschutzen1 nuclear WHAT? Are we talking about the same country?? I'm starting to think you don't even know the very basics of geography, let alone history..DUMKOPF :)
hide86 1 year ago
@hide86 Dipshit, Guess you never heard of Nagasaki or Hiroshima, mental fuckin moron.
Scharfschutzen1 1 year ago
@Scharfschutzen1 MY country? what the hell are you talking about? As I suspected, not even close to knowing a tiny little bit of history..I repeat my question: ARE WE TALKING ABOUT THE SAME COUNTRY? MY COUNTRY IS THE ONE THAT DROPPED NUCLEAR WARHEADS ON JAPAN IN 1945? Then you're REALLY an idiot...
hide86 1 year ago
@minuteman3 Amen!!! I think they are one of the top 5 fighter aircraft ever built. If I could have been born into that generation and been granted the chance to drive one I could say that I would have been a very happy man
freefall321 1 year ago
@minuteman3 A German designed this plane, it did have a British engine, but the rest is American.
I think they put the Merlin engine into the Hawk also somewhere down the line, like the Hawk 87.
mrceebees14 1 year ago
@mrceebees14 The Curtiss P-40F/L Warhawk received a Packard built Merlin V-1650-1 and they used them in North Africa and Italy against the Me.109.
warhawk40 1 year ago
@minuteman3
The engine was nothing special. Just 1650 PS. Other engines at the same time had over 2000 PS ... what the P-51 made to such a good plane was the airframe!!! :-)
couteau86 8 months ago
@couteau86 Thats where you are wrong. The engine was special because it was able to make 1680 HP at sea level and at 25k ft. Because of the two stage supercharger, it had the greatest power to displacement ratio of any American fighter. Plus the other engines that had over 2000 HP gulped massive amounts of fuel compared to the Mustangs. The Mustang was great because of all of the factors, engine, airframe, and the new laminar flow wing.
minuteman3 8 months ago
@minuteman3
The Daimler-Benz DB603G engine, for example, had a power of 1900 PS and this was a engine that fit in a airframe of a Bf109. So, the power of the engine was nothing special. A other v-engine with a equal size and power also had can do the job. In the end it was the realy good aerodynamics of the airframe and wings ;-)
couteau86 8 months ago
@couteau86 I think you are actually talking about the prototypes. the Daimler-Benz DB603G engine never produced that type of power above 20k, plus with the horrible Gasoline the Germans where using towards the end of the war, there is no way to ever achieve that rating. Besides by that time the P-51H with 2200hp was actually starting to roll off the assembly lines. The DB 603g specifically never went into production You do understand the difference between Operational and Prototype right?
minuteman3 8 months ago
@minuteman3
The Heinkel He219 A7/R1 had this engine. Ok, it was just a very smal number of planes, but they had this engine. Or whats up with the Messerschmitt Me410??? She had DB603A engines with 1750 PS ... and just by the way, the V-1650-9A of the P-51H had 1830 PS, not 2200. This was the V-1650-11 engine that never was instaled in a series version of the P-51 ...
couteau86 8 months ago
@minuteman3
North American (a subsidiary of General Motors out of Dallas Texas) engineered that airframe.
The British did engineer the motors for it, but the Packard version of it sounds a lot meaner and had better performance than the matching Allison engine, plus all parts were machine tooled/cast and mass produced, so they could be repaired faster than the Rolls-Royce counterpart which was hand made.
All I know is that somewhere, some neo-nazi skinhead is shitting himself at the sound!
Hiei2k7 6 months ago
Perhaps Edgar came to the U.S. because he knew that Deutschland was going to be Kaput.
kbroma01 2 years ago
chk666666; You must be talking about the Russians who murdered 26 plus million during the WWII yrs. not to mention post war. Oh, they were your country's ally, do you condone these horiffic acts?
Scharfschutzen1 2 years ago
Wow, I've touched a nerve here.
Guess you guys will never live down LOSING WW2.
It's tough to face for you I know, but the facts are there. P51B, C and D models shot down your precious luftwaffe in HORRIFYING numbers.
I feel sad for WW2 German pilots.
:(
HayateAce 2 years ago
Don't forget Adolfs Jet's that were shot down by P51's
mitthecat2 2 years ago
by p51 ´S by 20 to be exact
FireXtheRipper 2 years ago
Finally somebody who can relate to me!....lol awesome comment man.....awesome
blueflame53 2 years ago
HayateAce Itsa shame but you are STUPID when it comes to history Why dont u worry about the jobs u are sending to China and India? Why dont u worry about were ur next job will be? Why don't u worry about how much in debt u are to China? The rich dont care you made them rich and they took all their money and today live in DUBAI. How about you? You worry about a bunch of lies told to you by the Victors. Worry about your future. you wont have aces no more computers will do that for you.
HermanDGerman 2 years ago
HayateAce and what aces gave you todays missle technology? What aces got the scum russian sputnik in space? It was all German technology. What gave you the Sabre? All you know is what the Victory Channel shows you thats it. You do not know much about operation Paperclip I assume? You just know how to spout out your stupidity. Volodyyy is right stick to football. The war was designed to make your rich richer. They outproduced the Germans on everything. The russian relied on your supplies
HermanDGerman 2 years ago
Totally agree with everything you said.
Convict147 2 years ago
HermanDGerman.. Are you really proud that your country slaughtered millions of helpless people.. Are you proud that because of your country, the US had to a build a huge military force? It's almost sickening to think we are all human beings on the same planet and you have so much pride in a mis founded idea.. Who cares about designing weapons, missles, etc.. You should be ashamed for being proud of why the world is how it is today by thinking that way.. Pathetic..
Chk666666S 2 years ago
HayateAce just got the link sent to me from one of the readers. Got a question for you. Who is we? It was not just the US in the war it was half the world aginst a country the size of Wisconcin. They did not loose the war they were simply overwhelmed. Who bombed your factories? When they went up against your GREAT so called aces in the west they went up against an overwheming force with old worn out aircraft & still manged to run circles around your aces. What Aces got u to the moon?
HermanDGerman 2 years ago
HayateAce you always make an asshole of yourself????????? No wonder the world has a diffrent opinion of the u.s go back and watch a football game and make heroes from the illeterate rapists and dog killers you fool. Thats the only aces you have.
volodyyy 2 years ago
Real legends: ????
Or real liars??
Bud Anderson
George Preddy
Richard Bong
Robert S. Johnson
Thay wouldnt make a pimple on the Geramn Ace list. And what kind of experience did these victors have? Same as their aliies the ruskaya parasites.
Stop being a purist and give credit were it is due. And admit the the victors lied to you and stilll do
volodyyy 2 years ago
volodyyy writes "Thay wouldnt make a pimple on the Geramn Ace list. And what kind of experience did these victors have? Same as their aliies the ruskaya parasites."
Volodyyy while your german aces had to fly during the WHOLE war until they died, the US pilots go through a rotation where they come back and become flight instructors to new pilots after their tour.. I would sure as hell hope some German pilots flying 5+ years would have more kills than the US that only flew months at a time..
Chk666666S 2 years ago
Since we are on the subject you purists should know the mustang was designed by German born Edgar Schmued who worked for Messerschmitt and the ME 109 was the inspiration for the P51. Deutschland Uber Alles.
Scharfschutzen1 2 years ago
I think Edgar is the coolest guy in the World. Some Dumkopf in German pissed Edgar off and next thing you know he's eating hot dogs and hamburgers in America designing a pure Cadillac of the sky. Deutschland Uber Alles.
kbroma01 2 years ago
As long as u end it with Deutschland Uber Alles there is no argument from me,hipocrite, by the way, Deutschland Uber Alles !!!!!
Scharfschutzen1 2 years ago
Beautiful plane, perhaps too pretty. (Think of a Sherman tank that was all chromed and polished out..) I'd love it just as much dirty, olive drab and dented!
taofledermaus 2 years ago
Oh Thank youl, This is my All Time Fave. The P-51 What a plane, what a sound I love it Thanks Again
dptcruiser 2 years ago
*sniff*
beutiful, just beutiful.
my vote best plane eveeeer!
acepilot1997 2 years ago
2:42 - 2:55.... excellent!!
MuerteQuerida 2 years ago
German Planes are the BEST
P214Stearman 2 years ago
Yeah, I'd like to see a real FW 190 or D-9. I don't know of any here in the U.S.
lemonite1 2 years ago
in germany a still 9 from the Flugwerke 2 are still flying at the moment this year i can see them by the Hahnweide Airshow
P214Stearman 2 years ago
Is that the Oldtimer Show? I'm jealous.
lemonite1 2 years ago
yes there are 2 Mustangs 1 Spitfire Mk 19
many Stearmans t6 Skyrider Many Yak's
P40 its really big warbird meeting
P214Stearman 2 years ago
yeah thats why the p51 blew the shit out of the MEs. US planes always had the upperhand over everyone and we still do. you could can never touch the raptor or even the f18
TaintofDarkness69 2 years ago
But German Pilot were better Pilots !
Adolf Galland
Erich Hartmann
Gerhard Barkhorn
are the legends!!!!
P214Stearman 2 years ago 2
FALSE
These guys were just able to score kills because of two reasons:
1 - They never retired german pilots, they used them up until they died or the war ended. Thus they flew COUNTLESS sorties
2 - Most of their kills came on the eastern front, against inexperienced russian pilots, flying deathtrap soviet planes.
Look it up, when Hartmann got to the Western front, his kill rates PLUMMETED.
Real legends:
Bud Anderson
George Preddy
Richard Bong
Robert S. Johnson
HayateAce 2 years ago
his kill rates plummeted because
they had to fight with maybe 12Me 109 against 30 Mustangs!!!
P214Stearman 2 years ago 3
Dumkopf, Hartmann had more time inspecting his fighter on the ground than all your so called aces had in the air. You are not even a discussion, DISMISSED.
Scharfschutzen1 2 years ago
TaintedPost: Total bullshit, read if u can.
Scharfschutzen1 2 years ago
Taintodarkness69....you are the kind of uneducated American that pisses people off. Most of the great aircraft of WW2 were British and German not American...the P51 wasn't a great aircraft until they put a British engine in it. Most of the pilots the P-51s were shooting down were kids with hardly any experience......many of the Germans best pilots were already dead by the time the P-51s made an impact in 1943-45
Aussiephil99 2 years ago
Dumkopf, wer u in the cockpit With Erich Hartmann when he blew out of the sky every P51 he encountered?? For your info. the Mustang was inspired by the ME109 and designed by ex Messerschmitt employee and engineer Edgar Schmued, now hipocrite patriot go wave your flags, one Ami the other German.
Scharfschutzen1 2 years ago
False.
Your precious harmann's kill ratio PLUMMETED once he got to the western front. Read a book sometime instead of living in your fantasy world.
Oh yeah, hartmann was shot down by a P51, so boohoo to you.
HayateAce 2 years ago
Nice plane, designed by German engineer Ed Schmeud.
Scharfschutzen1 2 years ago
GENAU :))))
P214Stearman 2 years ago
that's why i said they were no efficient during WWII. But after war it was german engenieers who made modern aircraft posible. for example after WWII a german came to my country (argentina) and developed the "pulqui I and II" but goverment didn't support further and went to rusia with the proyect and it become the mi-17. same happend with the Glostier, camberras and even the Sabre. All german developments.
lonewolfgabo 2 years ago
They all look similar?? Im sure you might be comparing with the luftwafe "secret weapons" Yes, those were not conventional aircrafts.But none of their designs were efficient during WWII. AND the p51 designer was german. The me-262 was only efective as bomber interseptor.a hit and run aircraft. the early jet engines had so slow reaction and low thrust. had little acceleration.But once speed gained,it could mantain it easily since there were no prop to aply drag on the airframe.but forget to turn.
lonewolfgabo 2 years ago
OK I overestimated the 262 a bit. As I know the Me262-A-2 (bomber version) was not as fast as the fighter version. It could have been a good fighter if they had pilots petrol and a little support from the german high command. But it was good enough for both the soviets and americans to make some experiments and build their own planes, so it mustn't be bad at all.
Lbano11 2 years ago
It's a vary nice plane.
I love the sound of the merlin2
engine.
imaflyboy100 2 years ago
You will hate me for this: I do not like ww2 American aircrafts. They all look similar. But at least it was effective... as long as the Me-262 fighters did not appear.
Lbano11 2 years ago
Huh? How so? P51 looks completely different from a F4U or F6F or P-38 or P-39..The list goes on. Even the old P-51 looked different from the newer ones.
jabberwock11 2 years ago
The old girl made mincemeat of anything in her path. Truly the best of the best, can I get a "Hell yeah"?
NHfiddle 2 years ago 3
What I would give just to fly one of those birds. Maybe one of these days I'll have to scrape together enough pennies and get an r/c.
- Floyd
fdameron 2 years ago
You know, with a license, you can BUY a real P-51 so long as it has passed it's yearly inspections. cost 2-3 million. That's actually cheap compared to other WWII fighters. NA made way too many, thus, they are the most common WWII fighter left. The expensive part is fuel, storage, and maintenance(which requires a small,knowledgeable crew). BTW the price of a P-51 in 1944 was $45,000!
lemonite1 2 years ago
yeah, but, now its so devaluated taht 45000 would be like 45 million XD
Loxleiev 2 years ago
anyone hear about that crazy fuck-o tom cruise owning a p-51
EngineNumber5 2 years ago
I'd give anything for all current weapons to just dissapear for a war,so we could dogfight with the P-51 again. I love this plane it's the coolest thing on this planet.
GrayRoy 2 years ago
A magical aircraft, shame about the douche commentating. I didn't know the packard/ rolls-royce merlin was an inline engine!! what a plum
shortyman687 2 years ago
i thought it was a v12
EngineNumber5 2 years ago
The Merlin is a Vee engine, shame that no-one told the guy commentating about that before he started mis-informing everyone
shortyman687 2 years ago
let me hear your guns!
monkeynuts76 2 years ago
A tank's worst enemy, pure glory!
RitsyPls 2 years ago
Educated Snarl! Love the merlin sound!
minuteman3 2 years ago
THEE best attack aircraft during the WW2 era...is now and always will be one of my all time favorites
bigbobbybee 2 years ago
You see this girl and you say GOD BLESS OUR WW2 AR VETERANS!
worseto 2 years ago
the owner of this is the luckiest human on earth
zxzap 2 years ago
Great!
la5squadron 2 years ago
The P51 is a simply stunning aircraft, arguably one of the finest airplanes of all time.
The sound of the Rolls Royce Merlin just caps it all off.
If I ever win a serious amount on the lottery then I know what I'm going to buy!!!
mcqueenthee 3 years ago 2
Haha i know what you mean
0leebd0 3 years ago
She is beautiful!
OleYanks 3 years ago 2
p51 owners, please,please be careful with these beautiful birds!!
lander4545 3 years ago 3
that is the best wwII plane.
bigmsk8ing 3 years ago 3