P-47 Thunderbolt and P-51 Mustang start up

At the Flying Heritage Collection in Everett, WA. We got to see the P-47D Thunderbolt and the P-51D Mustang fly, here is their pre-flight.

The Thunderbolt has no problem starting up but the Mustang takes a little more warming up... (Fifth time's a charm, and the P-51 starts @ 4:45)

Sorry it's so long, I have yet to get a quality movie editor.

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• P-51
• Mustang
• P-47
• Thunderbolt

[nolifemerc]

what kind of engine is installed in the p47 how many liters sylinders and so on? any1

[YamagataShogunate]

The P-47D in this video has the Pratt & Whitney R-2800-59, with 2,300 hp, it's a 18-cylinder radial engine with a displacement of 2,804 cubic inches (46 L).

[noacronym]

I love a radial

[kenns9]

Real fighters have ROUND engines ;)

[Flumerda]

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[vetitoe362]

I'll trade a Mustang for a Jug any day.

[Dinosorable]

It looks and sounds creepy when the P-47 starts up.

[mgrande11]

Wow I didn't realize that the P-47 was that much bigger than a Mustang.

[cosmin0192837465]

I think the P-51 Mustang is drown in petrol so it takes lots of start up until working well.

[JackFlemingFan]

Beautiful airplanes!!

[BikerRussell]

@guitarguyf15 I know. Spits always had carbs to my knowledge. In their merlins anyway, dont know about the griffins. I just thought the story was the same with the 51.

[guitarguyf15]

@BikerRussell as Treetop has said, fuel injection has been around for a long time, mechanical fuel injection that is. Computerized fuel injection is a newer thing and many people associate the term 'fuel injection' with computer controlled electronic input. Not all fuel injected engines, such as the Merlin in this P-51 or a 12 valve cummins turbo diesel, for example, are computer controlled. Good old mechanical fuel pumps =]