I’ll never forget one afternoon in 1997 I was driving through Gainesville, Ga going to the lumber yard which is right next to our airport. Looked up and saw a p-51 flying over and I got so excited. Then I thought, who in the world has a P-51 around this area? The next day I got my answer. Jack Roush(NASCAR owner) had brought his P-51 in to give his sponsors rides in it. It was after a race at Atlanta motor speedway. Who was actually flying it you ask? Well it was none other than Chuck Yeager! Couldn’t believe it but have always cherished that quick glimpse ever since!
Kwit Urbitchin, I met Yeager at an air show in Charleston WV (at Yeager airport) in the mid 90s, I’ll never forget it. When he flew in, the announcer kept saying he was coming in from the northeast but we couldn’t see or hear him, when we finally did I understood how easy it would have been to get straffed in ww2! He was coming in below the mountain top level, we were looking at the sky, plus he was coming fast, he was pretty close before we heard the plane. Thanks for bringing him up, I’m from WV also and he was our hero growing up.
Shane K yes a true American hero in my book. I couldn’t wait to tell the girl that I had just started dating at the time about it. She asked, who is Chuck Yeager? I couldn’t believe she didn’t know who he was and what he did. Needless to say, it didn’t work out between us! We were later working on a regular customers house and he had a picture of him and his son with Yeager standing in Front of the mustang from that day.
No doubt Chuck Yeager was one of the greatest pilots and gentleman. One of the reasons for his double ace in WW2 was his super eyesight which he says was 20/7. He flew in the front of his formation because he could see the enemy before others so he got first crack at them.
My Dad had a memorable encounter with a P-51 during the war. My Dad grew up on a farm in the lovely Sugarloaf Valley near Hazleton PA. In 1944 he was 10 years-old and like most boys, obsessed with WWII planes, ships and vehicles. An older neighbor of his joined the Army Air Force after he graduated tiny Rock Glen High School and wound up in flight school. He did well and was training on a P51, close to or after graduation. Anyway, he called home and told his folks to tell everyone to be outside, eyes on the skies, the next afternoon. The teachers took the kids outside and waited. Sure enough, while on a training flight, he pealed off from his fighter group and the few hundred kids and neighbors heard the sound of a plane coming in over the Stony Ridge Mountain above his home town of Rock Glen. The drone turned into a deafening roar as he came over the mountain, turned and dived down to buzz the school low, my Dad thought at about 1000 ft. The whole school cheered and the kids all jumped up and down for joy! The sound of that Rolls-Royce Allison engine was pure power, loud and growling like nothing he ever heard before. The pilot then climbed and proceeded to do some barrel rolls and other aerial acrobatics that thrilled his neighbors below. He flew low around the conical Sugarloaf Mountain, then climbed and flew back to join his unit. My Dad said teachers were worried the pilot might get in trouble, but the younger school kids played airplane with their arms out like wings and got so worked up that the principal sent them home an hour early. That P-51 and its pilot were the talk of the valley until after the war ended. Dad said morale in the town for victory skyrocketed after that pilot’s little stunt. With planes like that, how could we lose! Dad never found out exactly what happened to that hot shot pilot, but he survived the war. P-51 - Cadillac of the Sky!
Absolutely, this was the ULTIMATE episode of Behind the wings. No better- looking, prop- driven aircraft around..... And an utter WWII legend in its own right!!!.
This is my favorite Warbird of all time! Also, I own 21 books on this aircraft, along with one 1/72nd Scale Diecast Model, two 1/64th Scale Models, two hats, one shirt, a pin, and several posters, and drawings, as well, and, every year at my local air show, I'm always taking pictures of the Mustang that calls the CB Airport, home: "Gunfighter".
Lovely aircraft , fantastic Engine. Possibly the finest piston engine ever made for its time. It’s a Merlin. And it’s what made the mustang a mustang. What a package.
Packard had a lot to do with making it a practical powerplant as far as standardizing parts & interchangibilty. Quite the collaborated effort in such a small time frame.
Spdbrd And every single Merlin Mustang off the production linen had an AMERICAN built version by PACKARD. NOT one RR built Merlin went in a production Mustang, all were Built By PACKARD IN AMERICA QQQ
I've been hopelessly in love with this gorgeous art piece for as long as I can remember. Never been lucky enough to see one up close and personal, but I believe I would probably cry for joy. It's weird, I know, but I just can't help it. Great video! Cheers from Patagonia!
Mark Bingham very cool that you took it over from Mike Bertz and kept it in the original markings he painted it in and glad she stayed here in Colorado....just saw her two weekends ago in Colorado Springs for the PPRAS 2019 show and she looked great!!
This is gonna be a tough episode to beat! But I can tell every episode is getting better and better and I have no doubt you are no where near the peak!!
Great video! Bloody love Behind the Wings, and this whole channel. And Matthew seems to have limitless positive energy, always such a pleasure to watch these videos!
My great grandfather flew this bird in WWII and was in action with japan and Germany on fighter escort also he flew a f86 and was awarded the medal of honer
One of the most beautiful WWII era planes ever built, especially in the polished finish. I didn't realize the front of the cockpit was flat like that, till this video. Interesting.
This video is really great! A guy with passion explains easily to people complex stuff! Thank you and I wish I have somebody making such a video of our plane!!!
Such a beautiful aircraft. Where I live on a fairly regular basis, I can hear a P-51D from time to time flying overhead. Sometimes more than one.When I hear them, I bring up flight radar 24 and sure enough Crazy Horse I AND II and MAD MAX will be up around 10000 ft. Go out with binoculars and watch for a short time. I'm in central Florida and they are out of the Kissimmee War Birds airport. Once you have ever heard the Rolls Royce Merlin, you will never ever forget it.
Panzerfaust WRONG !!!! Its a K model Mustang, built in Dallas and it is powered by the AMERICAN made PACKARD V1560-7 merlin !! NOT one RR built Merlin was ever used in a production Merlin Mustang !! ! FACTS of history, less the lies, hype and British Bull$hit !!
Built in Texas, it is actually a K model. Essentially the same as the California built D model, with the Aero Products prop instead of the Hamilton Standard cuff blade of the D
Mustang is one of my all-time favorites. But another all-time favorite of mine to gets not enough recognition is the Douglas A-1 Skyraider just a badass airplane
rogerwilliams........sorry but the Mustang in this Video is a P51K, as he said it was built in Dallas, the "D's" were made in Inglewood Calif. too bad their info is WRONG !!!!
Amazing aircraft, I flew in one of these at Sonoma, it was so amazing, the sound, smell, backfires etc... one of the best experience I had. Such a shame he did not take him with him.
My guess is weight and balance. If the fuselage tank is installed and has fuel, then the back seat has a pretty low weight limit. Almost always the fuselage tank is empty with passengers. Other guess is he may not be insured to fly passengers.
@@ParkerUAS The back seat replaces the Fuselage tank. So if there is a rear seat there is no tank. However the rear seat is very small, smaller than the front. so being 6'2", he may no fit back there. Another reason would be insurance and one last reason is possible that the pilot was not current on landings and therefore makes him illegible to have a passenger, though that last one is very doubtful.
@@jollyrogerhobbies2386 , the only one I have been around is Toulouse Nuts and I thought the observer seat was where the radio compartment was. With modern radios being so much smaller it opened up that area.
@@ParkerUAS if I remember correctly, the radio sat above the tank. I remember reading about how the gauge for the fuselage tank was a sight glass mounted on the front of the tank over the pilots left shoulder. In stock photos, you can see the filler cap to the tank just under the port side rear portion of the canopy.
Thanks for the ride! How long would it take an 18 year old back in the day to learn to fly one of these things safely and then to train for combat? It blows my mind to contemplate that ... awesome. How much does it cost to maintain one of these things if you could get one? I got lots and lots and lots of questions.
I have read elsewhere that back in the day, pilots reporting to the ETO for combat duty had about two weeks familiarization training in the P-51 before going on combat missions. Also, the total time in their logbooks from the start of pilot training was about 200 hours.
My guess is that Mr. Bingham isn't 90 day current to carry passengers in a single engine airplane. It could also be insurance related, since underwriters love to impose restrictions like that, especially on unique aircraft.
That can get expensive. A Merlin slurps a lot of gas, and most FBOs would need an instructor checkout for before renting the most basic plane from them. Minimum of maybe $150 on the lowest end. Another consideration is that if he received payment of any sort for his interview. Then, if he took up a passenger in the context of this episode, there’s a violation of FAR61.113. He could be an airline pilot, but without operating under an air carrier certificate, he’d still be violating that pesky “no compensation” law. Sorry for getting a little in the weeds with that. If there’s one thing pilots love doing (other than telling people they’re a pilot) it’s sharing flying with someone else. I struggle to believe that the answer to the original question was “because I don’t feel like it”
What a d..ck for inviting him out to do a video but wouldn't take him up for a ride along. Unless that would put them out of CG limits which he would have explained. Not a real aviator. No respect.
@@johnosbourn4312 The $hitfire used a Brit Built by RR version of the merlin !!!! The Mustang used the PACKARD, made and redesigned and improved in AMERICA version in the Mustang only, no other plane used the V1650-3/-7/-8/-11 except the Mustang. HP depended on octane of the fuel, boost pressure altitude of engines. Mustang was 30 MPH Faster than a Mk IX $hitfire, although being 2,000# heavier, Mustang more aerodynamic, Laminar flow wing more streamlined thrust producing radiator and the more efficient wide bladed prop, dem facts of history !!!
Noticed the main gear doors closed while its was engine off. I thought part of the shut down check list was to release all hydrolic pressure, and the result was these doors would drop down. Reason why was to prevent accidental gear retractions. Did I miss something or is there a different retraction system on this plane?
You have covered a lot of my favourite fighter craft, and have touched on the EA-18G. With the new Top Gun on it's way, I would love it if you covered my favourite aircraft, the F-/A18E Super Hornet!
Hello !!!! IF that plane was made in Dallas and it a bubble canopy model it is a P51K, which were a D made in Dallas, The "D's" were built in Inglewood Calif. Gees guys get it right !!! Also the paper mache drop tanks were used NOT because aluminum was in short supply BUT to keep the supply of aluminum out of the hands of the germans as the tanks were usually dropped over Germany, eliminating a supply of aluminum from the germans, the paper tanks were useless once used
My grandpap was a Sargent in the United States Army Air Corp and he was an airplane mechanic stationed in Dallas for a spell. I wonder if he touched this plane. Oh boy 🥺
Well, Bill GReenwood of Aspen just sold his Colorado based Spitfire to the folks at Biggin Hill in the UK so there went our chance of getting one of these videos made about his lane!
Look at the smiles on both of these guys. We need more stuff like this.
Aidan darby-miller we need planes like this for ourselves LOL
Amen!
The best fighter of all time!!
True. Sparks are flying.
I’ll never forget one afternoon in 1997 I was driving through Gainesville, Ga going to the lumber yard which is right next to our airport. Looked up and saw a p-51 flying over and I got so excited. Then I thought, who in the world has a P-51 around this area? The next day I got my answer. Jack Roush(NASCAR owner) had brought his P-51 in to give his sponsors rides in it. It was after a race at Atlanta motor speedway. Who was actually flying it you ask? Well it was none other than Chuck Yeager! Couldn’t believe it but have always cherished that quick glimpse ever since!
What is this ? A crossover episode ?
Kwit Urbitchin, I met Yeager at an air show in Charleston WV (at Yeager airport) in the mid 90s, I’ll never forget it. When he flew in, the announcer kept saying he was coming in from the northeast but we couldn’t see or hear him, when we finally did I understood how easy it would have been to get straffed in ww2! He was coming in below the mountain top level, we were looking at the sky, plus he was coming fast, he was pretty close before we heard the plane. Thanks for bringing him up, I’m from WV also and he was our hero growing up.
Shane K yes a true American hero in my book. I couldn’t wait to tell the girl that I had just started dating at the time about it. She asked, who is Chuck Yeager? I couldn’t believe she didn’t know who he was and what he did. Needless to say, it didn’t work out between us! We were later working on a regular customers house and he had a picture of him and his son with Yeager standing in Front of the mustang from that day.
Cool
No doubt Chuck Yeager was one of the greatest pilots and gentleman. One of the reasons for his double ace in WW2 was his super eyesight which he says was 20/7. He flew in the front of his formation because he could see the enemy before others so he got first crack at them.
Y'all gotta do the Corsair or Hellcat, i wanna see some WWII Naval/Marine fighters
Hellcat is love, Hellcat is life.
Pitch Lock Dedication.
For me Tempest is ma favorite haha
Just play war thunder. It’s free.
@@realsausageproductions8134 bruh
Such a damned beautiful aircraft.
My Dad had a memorable encounter with a P-51 during the war.
My Dad grew up on a farm in the lovely Sugarloaf Valley near Hazleton PA. In 1944 he was 10 years-old and like most boys, obsessed with WWII planes, ships and vehicles. An older neighbor of his joined the Army Air Force after he graduated tiny Rock Glen High School and wound up in flight school. He did well and was training on a P51, close to or after graduation.
Anyway, he called home and told his folks to tell everyone to be outside, eyes on the skies, the next afternoon. The teachers took the kids outside and waited. Sure enough, while on a training flight, he pealed off from his fighter group and the few hundred kids and neighbors heard the sound of a plane coming in over the Stony Ridge Mountain above his home town of Rock Glen.
The drone turned into a deafening roar as he came over the mountain, turned and dived down to buzz the school low, my Dad thought at about 1000 ft. The whole school cheered and the kids all jumped up and down for joy!
The sound of that Rolls-Royce Allison engine was pure power, loud and growling like nothing he ever heard before.
The pilot then climbed and proceeded to do some barrel rolls and other aerial acrobatics that thrilled his neighbors below. He flew low around the conical Sugarloaf Mountain, then climbed and flew back to join his unit. My Dad said teachers were worried the pilot might get in trouble, but the younger school kids played airplane with their arms out like wings and got so worked up that the principal sent them home an hour early.
That P-51 and its pilot were the talk of the valley until after the war ended.
Dad said morale in the town for victory skyrocketed after that pilot’s little stunt. With planes like that, how could we lose!
Dad never found out exactly what happened to that hot shot pilot, but he survived the war.
P-51 - Cadillac of the Sky!
Probably the most beautiful airplane ever produced!
Actually got a ride in this Mustang about 40 years ago. Mike Bertz was the pilot. Unforgettable experience.
Absolutely, this was the ULTIMATE episode of Behind the wings.
No better- looking, prop- driven aircraft around..... And an utter WWII legend in its own right!!!.
I like all of them
Still the most beautiful airplane they ever built.
This is my favorite Warbird of all time! Also, I own 21 books on this aircraft, along with one 1/72nd Scale Diecast Model, two 1/64th Scale Models, two hats, one shirt, a pin, and several posters, and drawings, as well, and, every year at my local air show, I'm always taking pictures of the Mustang that calls the CB Airport, home: "Gunfighter".
Lovely aircraft , fantastic Engine.
Possibly the finest piston engine ever made for its time.
It’s a Merlin. And it’s what made the mustang a mustang.
What a package.
Packard had a lot to do with making it a practical powerplant as far as standardizing parts & interchangibilty. Quite the collaborated effort in such a small time frame.
,,, the Rolls Royce piston alloy, RR-75, might been the all time best single version of aluminum ever .
Spdbrd And every single Merlin Mustang off the production linen had an AMERICAN built version by PACKARD. NOT one RR built Merlin went in a production Mustang, all were Built By PACKARD IN AMERICA QQQ
I've been hopelessly in love with this gorgeous art piece for as long as I can remember. Never been lucky enough to see one up close and personal, but I believe I would probably cry for joy. It's weird, I know, but I just can't help it. Great video! Cheers from Patagonia!
Man ID have loved to been 18 years old and turned loose with one of those....some of our veterans really got to live an exciting life!!!
Gotta love that P-51
Wow it looks beautiful like all mustangs do.
The P51 Mustang is a work of art. I'd rather have a P51 in my living room than a Rembrandt or Picasso
Mark Bingham very cool that you took it over from Mike Bertz and kept it in the original markings he painted it in and glad she stayed here in Colorado....just saw her two weekends ago in Colorado Springs for the PPRAS 2019 show and she looked great!!
This is gonna be a tough episode to beat! But I can tell every episode is getting better and better and I have no doubt you are no where near the peak!!
Lucky!!!! Best US aircraft ever! They definitely helped my grandpa make it thru his tour. He was a b17g pilot
Whats better than one Mustang, two Mustang. Bang Twin Mustang!
A Mustang is sooooo beautiful, and a Twin Mustang is so ugly....:)
Beautiful war bird
Beautiful!
Great video! Bloody love Behind the Wings, and this whole channel. And Matthew seems to have limitless positive energy, always such a pleasure to watch these videos!
My great grandfather flew this bird in WWII and was in action with japan and Germany on fighter escort also he flew a f86 and was awarded the medal of honer
does your grand dad have any items from the past he kept?
like the medal or an item from his early days?
@@packosand3287 Yes, he does. I have his patches, and his wings. I also have his Second Lieutenant pin identification.
Say, that looks like the airport I fly out of! KFTG! I'm going to keep my eyes peeled for this beauty next time I'm up there.
Sorry you didn't get to go along for a ride, Matt! Great video, as always--thanks!
One of the most beautiful WWII era planes ever built, especially in the polished finish. I didn't realize the front of the cockpit was flat like that, till this video. Interesting.
My favorite plane of WWll
Mine to
This video is really great! A guy with passion explains easily to people complex stuff! Thank you and I wish I have somebody making such a video of our plane!!!
Such a beautiful aircraft. Where I live on a fairly regular basis, I can hear a P-51D from time to time flying overhead. Sometimes more than one.When I hear them, I bring up flight radar 24 and sure enough Crazy Horse I AND II and MAD MAX will be up around 10000 ft. Go out with binoculars and watch for a short time. I'm in central Florida and they are out of the Kissimmee War Birds airport. Once you have ever heard the Rolls Royce Merlin, you will never ever forget it.
How did I miss this when I was there
Easy going, audience oriented banter between two...HAPPY guys. It really DOESN'T get any better that that !! Nicely done.
Thank you for that video, since my favourite plane is the P-51 and the later version👌
Matthew, I have you on my bucket list of things to see . I will be visiting the museum.
My favorite ww2 Plane she is a beautiful example of a p-51d mustang and that rolls Royce Merlin is such a great thing to listen too
Agreed, there's nothing like a Merlin at full song.
Panzerfaust WRONG !!!! Its a K model Mustang, built in Dallas and it is powered by the AMERICAN made PACKARD V1560-7 merlin !! NOT one RR built Merlin was ever used in a production Merlin Mustang !! ! FACTS of history, less the lies, hype and British Bull$hit !!
@@johnosbourn4312 Especially the PACKARD version , made in AMERICA !!!
Built in Texas, it is actually a K model. Essentially the same as the California built D model, with the Aero Products prop instead of the Hamilton Standard cuff blade of the D
Pilotc Damn another brilliant observer caught that fubar also !!! Yes it is a K as it was built in Dallas !!
I wish we couldve seen it flying from the ground. Still an awesome plan. This baby shot down ME 262's
Thank you
Keine bomb nicht bang, learn something new everyday. Great film, pleasure to listen to someone like this owner.
Mustang is one of my all-time favorites. But another all-time favorite of mine to gets not enough recognition is the Douglas A-1 Skyraider just a badass airplane
Love seeing a new episode
Great bird... great episode 😊😊😊
There should be absolutely NO background music when those blades are turning.
"I notice you got a jump seat back there."
"How about I fly and I'll tell you about it."
Fucking shot down XD
HOW COOL IS THAT???
I have always loved that plane. My first and second car was a Mustang, and I have a Mustang now. If I have 2mil I would buy one!
Such a great airplane. Truly epic in every detail.
Best 2 looking planes of the war , P51D and the Mosquito . Beautiful. Regards from the UK.
rogerwilliams........sorry but the Mustang in this Video is a P51K, as he said it was built in Dallas, the "D's" were made in Inglewood Calif. too bad their info is WRONG !!!!
Thank you for this great review of one of my favorite WWII airplanes. Absolutely cool. Again thank you Matthew. 👍🇺🇸❤️
Thank you so much for sharing. Will have to visit one day.
Amazing aircraft, I flew in one of these at Sonoma, it was so amazing, the sound, smell, backfires etc... one of the best experience I had. Such a shame he did not take him with him.
I live a few miles from the Centennial airport. I used to work for Jeppesen Sanderson, and Adam aircraft.
Why didn’t he let you fly in the back?
My guess is weight and balance. If the fuselage tank is installed and has fuel, then the back seat has a pretty low weight limit. Almost always the fuselage tank is empty with passengers.
Other guess is he may not be insured to fly passengers.
I was thinking insurance purposes more likely
@@ParkerUAS The back seat replaces the Fuselage tank. So if there is a rear seat there is no tank. However the rear seat is very small, smaller than the front. so being 6'2", he may no fit back there. Another reason would be insurance and one last reason is possible that the pilot was not current on landings and therefore makes him illegible to have a passenger, though that last one is very doubtful.
@@jollyrogerhobbies2386 , the only one I have been around is Toulouse Nuts and I thought the observer seat was where the radio compartment was. With modern radios being so much smaller it opened up that area.
@@ParkerUAS if I remember correctly, the radio sat above the tank. I remember reading about how the gauge for the fuselage tank was a sight glass mounted on the front of the tank over the pilots left shoulder. In stock photos, you can see the filler cap to the tank just under the port side rear portion of the canopy.
This channel deserves a million subscribers
Someone actually disliked this vid wtf is wrong with you ??
Trolls. They make it their life's mission to thumbs down videos no matter how great they are.
They're probably German or Japanese
Shame on them dislikers!
probably got sick of the music.... like me
Operation Paperclip hitting the dislikes.
An episode on the A6M would be cool! Great video!
Absolutely beautiful
Thank you for explaining the history behind this wonderful aircraft! I first started watching your videos when I watched your A7 Corsair video!
P51d and the Mossy are the two best fighters from WWII!
You have the best job in the universe ... I wish see your museum. But is just dreaming to me.
Thanks for the ride! How long would it take an 18 year old back in the day to learn to fly one of these things safely and then to train for combat? It blows my mind to contemplate that ... awesome. How much does it cost to maintain one of these things if you could get one? I got lots and lots and lots of questions.
I have read elsewhere that back in the day, pilots reporting to the ETO for combat duty had about two weeks familiarization training in the P-51 before going on combat missions. Also, the total time in their logbooks from the start of pilot training was about 200 hours.
Jets are great. But this plane is art.
Why couldn't you fly in the rear seat with him at the stick ? That was a great plane !
My guess is that Mr. Bingham isn't 90 day current to carry passengers in a single engine airplane. It could also be insurance related, since underwriters love to impose restrictions like that, especially on unique aircraft.
@@harrisonberdan6277 Wouldn't the currency issue be fixed by doing 3 takeoffs and landings, then having him jump in the back seat?
That can get expensive. A Merlin slurps a lot of gas, and most FBOs would need an instructor checkout for before renting the most basic plane from them. Minimum of maybe $150 on the lowest end.
Another consideration is that if he received payment of any sort for his interview. Then, if he took up a passenger in the context of this episode, there’s a violation of FAR61.113. He could be an airline pilot, but without operating under an air carrier certificate, he’d still be violating that pesky “no compensation” law.
Sorry for getting a little in the weeds with that. If there’s one thing pilots love doing (other than telling people they’re a pilot) it’s sharing flying with someone else. I struggle to believe that the answer to the original question was “because I don’t feel like it”
@@harrisonberdan6277 thanks for your response.
What a d..ck for inviting him out to do a video but wouldn't take him up for a ride along. Unless that would put them out of CG limits which he would have explained. Not a real aviator. No respect.
Hey, Matthew, here's a suggestion for a future episode of your show: F4U Corsair.
They have one now in Colorado springs at the museum, the ONLY F3A Corsair in existence!! And it flies!!
Oh man , those 2 guys are one of the luckiest men on earth 😁
Sweet! Bring a Skyraider and Corsair next. A Mosquito would be awesome or a Storch.
There She is ! MISS AMERICA 😍👍
You guys need to contact the guys who own the seafury at Centennial airport! They're a couple hangers down from the mustang there.
P51 Mustang - The Packard of the skies
Keep em flyin
My dad flew P51D Mustangs in WW2 against the Japanese
thanx
I love that plane.... Did i hear wrong?... 1430 hp Merlin... In the Spit it was normally 1650 hp...
That's with 150 octane fuel. 150 and even 130 aren't made anymore.
That's because the Spit 60 ed a different model of the Merlin, from that powering the Stang.
@@johnosbourn4312 The $hitfire used a Brit Built by RR version of the merlin !!!! The Mustang used the PACKARD, made and redesigned and improved in AMERICA version in the Mustang only, no other plane used the V1650-3/-7/-8/-11 except the Mustang. HP depended on octane of the fuel, boost pressure altitude of engines. Mustang was 30 MPH Faster than a Mk IX $hitfire, although being 2,000# heavier, Mustang more aerodynamic, Laminar flow wing more streamlined thrust producing radiator and the more efficient wide bladed prop, dem facts of history !!!
My favorite next to the C-130!
The 1st of the 3 aircraft I regret never getting to fly!
Ah the Merlin, one of the best engines to come from that era, love hearing it purr
FOKK3RM4N And PACKARD built ALL engines in the Mustangs !!!
Damn. What flight? More footage.
what a beauty
Noticed the main gear doors closed while its was engine off. I thought part of the shut down check list was to release all hydrolic pressure, and the result was these doors would drop down. Reason why was to prevent accidental gear retractions. Did I miss something or is there a different retraction system on this plane?
I never knew about the paper drop tanks.
Awesome!
Super good video, thanks for making & sharing it!
Good video
So is this the end of behind the wings since Matt moved to Seattle
Well maybe next time we see him he's gonna be doing a behind the wings in the Museum of Flight. B-29 Behind the Wings when when when???
About damn time 😁
My grandpa was born the year after World War II and he’s turning 46 next year
I worked on that a/c when it was owed by Dr mike bertz it was based out of jeffco airport it good to see it again i see mike no longer owns it
So cool!!
You have covered a lot of my favourite fighter craft, and have touched on the EA-18G. With the new Top Gun on it's way, I would love it if you covered my favourite aircraft, the F-/A18E Super Hornet!
Hornet borbet ...
Tomcat can eat hornets and keep on going.
Notice the thinness of the wing roots compared to other world war 2 plane s. That’s why this thing did not loose energy maneuvering at high speed
Thanks for this great informational content
You all should also check out fantasy of flight Kermit Weeks P51D Mustang video if you liked this video.
My grandpa would’ve loved to see this he worked on those bad boys in North Africa
Hello !!!! IF that plane was made in Dallas and it a bubble canopy model it is a P51K, which were a D made in Dallas, The "D's" were built in Inglewood Calif. Gees guys get it right !!! Also the paper mache drop tanks were used NOT because aluminum was in short supply BUT to keep the supply of aluminum out of the hands of the germans as the tanks were usually dropped over Germany, eliminating a supply of aluminum from the germans, the paper tanks were useless once used
can you do an extended version?
Should have given you a ride.
My grandpap was a Sargent in the United States Army Air Corp and he was an airplane mechanic stationed in Dallas for a spell. I wonder if he touched this plane. Oh boy 🥺
Shame he didn't take you with him. He didn't even do anything just start stop and that was it.
Yeah so weird. I don't know why he did no take him
that so cool
Now what about a nice old spitfire talking about original British Rolls Royce Merlin engine
Well, Bill GReenwood of Aspen just sold his Colorado based Spitfire to the folks at Biggin Hill in the UK so there went our chance of getting one of these videos made about his lane!
@@markmorris5880 aw that's so annoying, but aren't there two Mk V in the us ?
@@fury4539 Not sure about that but we do have some Spits over here thank god....now ask me a question about Corsairs!!
@@markmorris5880 what about the hawker sea fury that is a piece of art
@@markmorris5880 what if I want to know about hawker sea fury