Mustang P-51H Restoration

I got to walk up onto the wing to check out the restoration process of the cockpit.

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[rustyATV]

So this won't be a flying restoration

[level247]

@rustyATV Nope. He said that its still owned by the USAF, so can't be flown. Or at least by civilians probably.

[FiveCentsPlease]

Help me understand this. What would be radioactive other than the cockpit instrument bezels or cockpit gear? And why would the USAF brutally remove them with a saw when a simple set of hand tools would likely do the trick? And they did this in the late 1990s on a historic P-51H, one of the rarest of surviving examples? With a saw?

[level247]

@FiveCentsPlease From what I remember him saying, it was something under, or behind the seat. But can't remember what he was referring to. They've done an excellent job to the exterior, and they are replacing all parts with new, laser cut pieces from diagrams. But said that it will still not fly after restoration.

[WakeUpDummies]

I am in love

[angryace13]

ooh yes the h was much faster than the D.

[fbenenati]

I agree with your numbers for sure on the D model. I have read several sources that give those numbers. Very few I have read give any for the H, since it was not nearly as much used or produced. But I would suspect the numbers you give could be right for the H too. It was documented to be considerably faster than the D as well.