Can you imagine being a French citizen--maybe a farmer, or a butcher, or an editor for the local paper, anyone--and seeing one of these suddenly fly over one day? To hear the engine, then the whistle, to look for the sound and then to see those beautiful invasion stripes, the white star in a a blue field, the sleek shape and glass canopy with a pilot within, who you can see, who you know is a person who you'll probably never meet from a place you've very likely never been, but he is here, in that beautiful plane, and the sole reason for him to pass by you this day is to liberate your country from the tyranny of Nazi Germany and Vichy France. How this sight and sound must have lifted the chests and wetted the cheeks of so many. How this sight and sound must have been the cause for so much poetry and art. What a gorgeous thing to behold not just as it is but for what it was.
Led Headed Yeah, that.....or maybe the unearthly shriek of the F4U. It's pretty chilling....and easy to see why it earned the plane the nickname "Whistling Death".
Techmaniac43 This plane it's never going to get old. ------ Just a matter of time before it has a rebirth! Somebody with a lot of money is going to make a production run of like 200 of these all built to original specifications. If it could be done in the middle of WWII, why not now?? With all the technology up and running today, it's unbelievable that nobody could replicate the whole thing from nose to tail. Heck even the Europeans are building 70% scale replicas and they're selling very well. But they rely on a speaker system to produce the sound! What a joke. There is a real market for the real enthusiast's sense of authenticity. Look at a 1943 copper penny -- they sell for $200,000 now because there are only like 4 left, known to exist. They say there were about 20 from the start.
I couldn't imagine being French during WW2 and hearing this glorious sound. It's the sound of freedom. You know there's an army who's about to come and assist you. Absolutely beautiful.
I knew a South African pilot who flew P51's with the Springbok Squadron during the Korean War. He and his fellow pilots mixed with Mig 15s. The Mustang had the advantage of being able to turn on a dime whereas the Mig, being so much faster, took a wide circle. That's how the Migs caught it. The down side was the P51 could not run away and the Mig's cannon was a killer. My friend told me on occasion he got so near he saw the enemy pilot was European with red hair. Odd for Korean! It was, as we now know, a Russian!!
It's unlikely that he saw red hairs as Mig-15 pilots would've been wearing a flight cap and mask. @flip inheck Despite the largest part of Russia being in Asia Russia is a European country. To begin with, most of the actual Russian as well as most heavily populated segment is strictly in Europe, furthermore that's where it began. The Asian part is very sparsely populated other than resource gathering operations and Uralic tribes. The main and major exception to this is Vladivostok and the East-Asian area in general which has a higher population density than most of the rest of the Asian part of Russia. @F6fhellcatace groomes You watch too much anime. There were no mercenary pilots in WW2 or Korea. In fact, there generally are no mercenary pilots at all. Not if one ignores helicopter pilots,at least. No, the Flying Tigers weren't mercenaries - they were official US military personnel operating with presidential approval. @xc5647321 xc5647321 First off, you need a better name. Second, given how many Soviet and US "advisers" got axed in the various proxy wars between NATO and the USSR I highly doubt that was the reason.
Certainly one of the best recordings of the sounds of the Merlin engine. Gives me goose bumps every time I listen. I fell in love with this exceptional aircraft as a young boy and celebrated my love on my 60th birthday when I flew in Wee Willey II out of the Planes of Fame Museum in Chino, California
No, you can't hear the whistle in the cockpit. I flew in "Crazy Horse" in 2012 and asked about the infamous whistle sound. They informed me that it is not caused by the engine, the supercharger or the intake, it's caused by the passage of air over the gun muzzles. By way of proof "Crazy Horse" has no guns, does not whistle. "Crazy Horse 2" has guns, does whistle. Although trying to convince people of this fact is nigh on impossible!
You are very correct, sir ! Jim Beasley, owner of P51D "Bald Eagle" confirmed this by selectively taping over the gun ports and muzzles. Turns out most of the whistle is from the inboard-most gun on each side. There is a bit of supercharger whine mixed in, of course, but the whistle itself is indeed the gun ports. I was fortunate enough to fly "Crazy Horse 2" and can confirm that the whistle is not audible in the cockpit. Not much is except for the noise of the Merlin !!!!
My great grandfather past away a few years ago, he was stationed in the pacific. I can't tell you how much respect I have for the guys who flew these things and fought in ww2 they were be sorely missed
***** Me too.,……and I was going to say it is a guy thing,..but apparently not.. Glad to see a woman can be moved by such a machine. Can I ask you what it is about the aircraft that makes you feel like this?
+Wilfred Jurgens Don't feel dumb bro….. It brings tears to my eyes too. I think it's the history behind this great aeroplane that makes me emotional. If it wasn't for this plane entering the war when it did, and the highly trained pilots that flew them,…..WW2 may have turned out differently.
When Hermann Gehring saw his first P51, he said he knew the gig was up for Germany. Listen to this sweet sounding Rolls Royce Merlin engine; the saviour of Europe!😎🌎❤️
Parker Partain yes, on one youtube clip of a diving Corsair it sounds like some coursing hound whining with eagerness as it sights its prey - somewhat blood-chilling, I confess :)
Awesome sound. I can only imagine what feeling the soldiers on the ground got to hear that sound overhead after being in combat for days on end. I am sure it was a tremendous feeling of relief that they were not abandoned. Thank you to all that have served and are serving to protect this great nation.
What a sound! I could listen to this all day long. I last flew in a Mustang 30 years ago this month here in Muskegon, MI. The pilot transitioned to a fighter jet and I don;t know where the stang went. Sadly, the pilot ( may he rest in peace) was killed in a freak accident on his way to Muskegon's air show. I was there in the front row when they flew the missing man formation. That's how I found out. A sad day indeed!
I can't imagine what the skies over Europe must have looked like on a day to day basis. It was terrible but at also must have been absolutely incredible but in a unnerving way. The roar of bombers and fighters overhead. Wish I could have experienced it in a peaceful way, if that makes sense.
like being on the beach for the real life of the scene at beginning of saving private ryan where it shows AAAaalll the boats n zeppelins n whatever near the beach.
MrCcragg27 this be true. rewatched that scene the other day. they almost even look like some antifly-by thing for enemy planes. ...or sky mines. those would be cool but dangerous for everone.
I love the sound of thatMerlin. Hermann Goering was reported to have said just before his trial that-he knew the war was over when Americans could get fighters (P-51s) over Berlin.
...or it could just be another instance of motif in a WW2 movie. Interesting theory, though. If that is indeed the case, then I'd be very pleased that the creators took note of very intricate and trivial details to make a better representation of said events.
I had the honor of working on air to ground gunnery ranges out of Luke Field, Arizona, 1952, 53, 54, and 56. I believe Luke had one of the last squadrons of 51's. Putting a combat pilot behind that stick was quite a show.
It's funny you're arguing because "tank busters" accounted for 15 tank losses in the Falaise where the Germans lost around a total of 500 tanks there. Also, the P-51 was used in ground attack and against tanks. The P-47 and Typhoon were designed as fighters and so were not very effective at killing tanks. Il-2 Stuka and Hs-129 were the best tank killers of the war simply because they were designed to do so.
+alain belanger Maybe a few got lucky but the Mig is the plane that retired the P-51 as a US Air Force fighter. We had to scramble to get Sabers in the air to combat the Migs.
+Wonkabar007 ----- type *Kermie Cam - P 51C Mustang - Part 3* into the TH-cam search box for a great cockpit video of a P-51 taking off, flying, and landing. So wild, crazy, wonderful, and terrifying because of how busy the pilot is.
The first time I ever saw a P-51 fly was at the Salinas air show in 1980. It was being flown by none other than The great Robert A 'Bob' Hoover. The first two things that struck me while watching that flight was the magicianship of Bob's flying and the beautiful sound that bug Rolls Royce Merlin made. It was pure music to Bob's ballet behind that stick. I will never forget it.
Merlin Mustangs never used a RR Built Merlin !!! All production Merlin Mustangs used the Made in America PACKARD MERLIN !! Yes they were different modified and different !!!
Great stuff I've seen 'em in person plenty of times though it's getting harder as time goes by I never tire of hearing the P-51 but I gotta tell ya the P-47 is my favorite!!!
One used to buzz our houses he was so low to the point where you could see him wave to you, you will never and i mean NEVER forget that sound once you hear it in real life
+lander4545 It did indeed, however It was a British test pilot who flew the Mustang in the early 1940's. He was impressed with it, but suggested it would be a natural fit for the Rolls Royce Merlin 60 series engine. It was better suited to the plane, rather than the one the Americans had already put into it. Packard motor company was using the blueprints of the Merlin engine to produce the end result you see. The first merlin equipped mustang flew in November 1942.
+Shaun Morey When Packard received the blueprints they made many changes to the original Rolls Royce Merlin design. First Packard had to redraw all of the British drawing in order to convert them from first angle projection to the third angle projection used in the United States and to include manufacturing specifications in American terminology. From the tooling,head redesign ( Packard made new heads that where a two piece cylinder head and bank assemblies), updated crankshaft and main bearing materials,an automatic two stage supercharger,a pressurized Bendix/Stromberg carburetor and many many more changes. I have so much data on the changes Packard made to the Merlin engine I can go on and on. I laugh when someone comments that that The Rolls Royce Merlin and the Packard V-1650 were identical engines in every way. The Packard version was a far superior in quality engine built by the Packard Motor Car Company of Detroit Michigan.
I don't know the details, but that sounds like a fair assessment, especially since, iirc, the Packard Merlins weren't being exchanged into Spitfires. Also, the early tests with a British Merlin equipped had serious corrosion issues thanks to different metals used in the engine design than the Allison, and the ones used in the Merlin just so happening to create an electrolysis reaction with the radiator. Which, to make a long story short, was not a good thing. Besides, borrowing someone else's ideas and trying to put a different spin on it is the American way.
lander4545 what nonsense. RR continued to improve the Merlin right up until the end of the war. The US were given the early specification drawings in 1943 to build the Merlin in the US. To suggest the Merlin is an American engine is the most idiotic thing I’ve ever heard.
People confuse the Merlin whine with the whistling of the gun ports. The whistling you hear from the P-51 is from the muzzle ports on the wings when the aircraft turns. The Merlin makes a whine rather than a howl or whistle, and is only heard when flying close overhead. The Spitfire is proof since it doesn't make the whistling sound of the D variant P-51s, especially in high speed turns.
My nan used to watch the dog fights that were often over our house in Southampton. Hearing this makes me imagine what it must have been like. Amazing to see and watch yet also scary..either way what a sound. It takes you back to that time wether you were alive then or not it makes you stop and think.
Spit XIV is Griffon powered. Spit XVI is Packard Merlin. It is the radiator on a Mustang, not the gun ports. Whistling or not has nothing to do with the engine. Anyway......superb footage and sounds!
@@larrywilliams7993 British aircraft fitted with 2 stage / 2 speed super chargers had a barometer that was set up to kick in at 18 / 20k ft. U.S A/C would also be equipped in the same manner.
The " howl " sound one hears is the result no blast tube over the inner gun port side. Nothing to do with the radiator / supercharger. Not all Mustangs " howl " btw.
I saw P51s at an airshow as a young lad once. I never forgot the distint whistle it made. Then I had no idea what an absolutley devistatong plane it had been in the war. If you look up P 51 train attacks you find some interesting videos. The movie Harts War has some awesome footage of P51's.
Gabriel Choi " Quote - Here I am watching this wonderful video of the p51 and I have to read in the comments of course some moron said the whining noise is comming from the gun ports lol can u believe that horse crap these kids think they know everything - End quote Hey genius, if it were the supercharger, the whine would be constant changing only in pitch according to the engine rpms. That wail is the sound of air rushing through the scoop where the radiator is located; when the rushing air approaches supersonic speeds through the scoop it accelerates even more coming out the back end. So before you call someone a moron, do your homework and don't make an assumption that would only show your stupidity. You putz!!!
Yeah right!! The only thing you've graduated from was the Dumbass School of Dumbassery!!! Quit hiding behind your keyboard you asshat clown!!! Besides with a name like Choi you are the one who needs to go back to China. I served proudly in the USAF from 1984 to 1988, so you better bet your scrawny flea-bitten ass that I am damn proud of my country!!! So clown did you serve?? Probably not!!!
gives me chills. love these old war birds strutting their stuff. Jets are nice, but nothing compares to the golden age of flight that's the late 30s and 40s piston driven aircraft.
My favorite fighter ever beautiful in the air and on the ground I can listen to that roar for hours and keep getting goosebumps over goosebumps in fact a b25 and p51 just flew over my house tried recording but my phone decided to record me instead but what a beautiful sight to see
Toulouse Nuts flew up my canyon just above the treetops. I just got out of the shower and heard that Marlin coming. So I banged open the door to my roof deck buck naked in time to see it going like a scalded ape just over the trees. I was doing jumping jacks in my excitement. Later I went down to the airport and saw the B-17, B-24, and B-25 parked, open for tours. The P-51 rolled in and shut down. I asked the pilot about that run up my canyon and told him how I was cheer leading. He mentioned that the guy in the back seat getting the ride saw some bare assed idiot jumping for joy a few hours ago. There was no time to grab the cell phone but I got the B-25 going over my house quite a bit higher....with clothes on this time.
beautiful without added music.... some sounds are unique and you never forgot ....like the Mustang ...like a hemi engine like wind thru the trees like the nails of a dog on the street , if you are a jogger and he's after you like a hawk in the forest a gull at the beach like a church bell a school bell like mama calling you to supper and like Jesus calling you home
No better sound than a Merlin. This is a wonderful video great vision and sound, one of the best I have seen.All it needs is some head banging music blaring away with continuous shots of people watching the Mustang.
amazing man gives me chills!
Lollol you got only 1 like on your comment. Make a compilation doing your gun imatations compilation.
This little maneuver is gonna cost us seven years.
Didnt think I'd find phly here
hello phly
You ? here ? :D
Can you imagine being a French citizen--maybe a farmer, or a butcher, or an editor for the local paper, anyone--and seeing one of these suddenly fly over one day? To hear the engine, then the whistle, to look for the sound and then to see those beautiful invasion stripes, the white star in a a blue field, the sleek shape and glass canopy with a pilot within, who you can see, who you know is a person who you'll probably never meet from a place you've very likely never been, but he is here, in that beautiful plane, and the sole reason for him to pass by you this day is to liberate your country from the tyranny of Nazi Germany and Vichy France.
How this sight and sound must have lifted the chests and wetted the cheeks of so many. How this sight and sound must have been the cause for so much poetry and art.
What a gorgeous thing to behold not just as it is but for what it was.
+Danger Ranger Dan
Not all P-51's whistle.
seaniam81 I am aware :)
+seaniam81 No they dont, but they are all capeable to. They all got an compressor. it depends on the trottle.
+Christian Svenningsen So it's the supercharger? All this time I thought it was the radiator scoop setting. Sounds great!
+Danger Ranger Dan Just imagine the infantry down below...
What the hell do you mean "Without Music"???
The Merlin engine IS music.
Void304 if i was the leader of a band, i'd make a song based around the pitch of the whistling sound XD
Led Headed Yeah, that.....or maybe the unearthly shriek of the F4U.
It's pretty chilling....and easy to see why it earned the plane the nickname "Whistling Death".
True
Hollywoodsaint57 Only if the gun ports are not faired over.
That was the corsair....
Thanks for no music! Seventy five years after these babies first flew they still look cool and modern.
DrChicago 9
Absolutely!
This plane its never going to get old.
Not modern but badass looking
Techmaniac43 This plane it's never going to get old. ------ Just a matter of time before it has a rebirth!
Somebody with a lot of money is going to make a production run of like 200 of these all built to original specifications. If it could be done in the middle of WWII, why not now?? With all the technology up and running today, it's unbelievable that nobody could replicate the whole thing from nose to tail. Heck even the Europeans are building 70% scale replicas and they're selling very well. But they rely on a speaker system to produce the sound! What a joke. There is a real market for the real enthusiast's sense of authenticity. Look at a 1943 copper penny -- they sell for $200,000 now because there are only like 4 left, known to exist. They say there were about 20 from the start.
The whistling sound is made by the gun barrel ports in the wings. Just beautiful.
I believe it’s actually the supercharger.
@@davidhugheszerobubblemodel1865nope
I couldn't imagine being French during WW2 and hearing this glorious sound. It's the sound of freedom. You know there's an army who's about to come and assist you. Absolutely beautiful.
I knew a South African pilot who flew P51's with the Springbok Squadron during the Korean War. He and his fellow pilots mixed with Mig 15s. The Mustang had the advantage of being able to turn on a dime whereas the Mig, being so much faster, took a wide circle. That's how the Migs caught it. The down side was the P51 could not run away and the Mig's cannon was a killer. My friend told me on occasion he got so near he saw the enemy pilot was European with red hair. Odd for Korean! It was, as we now know, a Russian!!
Adrian Larkins Wow, your South African pilot can look through helmets! Really awesome!
I get your sarcasm. It is possible some hair was showing somewhere. I am simply repeating what he said. Unfortunately he has passed away.
Adrian Larkins ;-)
Adrian Larkins cool , my grandfather was a mercenary fighter squadron commander in WW2 & in the navy in korea
It's unlikely that he saw red hairs as Mig-15 pilots would've been wearing a flight cap and mask.
@flip inheck
Despite the largest part of Russia being in Asia Russia is a European country. To begin with, most of the actual Russian as well as most heavily populated segment is strictly in Europe, furthermore that's where it began. The Asian part is very sparsely populated other than resource gathering operations and Uralic tribes. The main and major exception to this is Vladivostok and the East-Asian area in general which has a higher population density than most of the rest of the Asian part of Russia.
@F6fhellcatace groomes
You watch too much anime. There were no mercenary pilots in WW2 or Korea. In fact, there generally are no mercenary pilots at all. Not if one ignores helicopter pilots,at least.
No, the Flying Tigers weren't mercenaries - they were official US military personnel operating with presidential approval.
@xc5647321 xc5647321
First off, you need a better name.
Second, given how many Soviet and US "advisers" got axed in the various proxy wars between NATO and the USSR I highly doubt that was the reason.
Certainly one of the best recordings of the sounds of the Merlin engine. Gives me goose bumps every time I listen. I fell in love with this exceptional aircraft as a young boy and celebrated my love on my 60th birthday when I flew in Wee Willey II out of the Planes of Fame Museum in Chino, California
Can you hear the whistle sound when in the cockpit ?
No, I could only hear the loud purr of the Merlin and the pounding of my heart as we made a snap roll and skimmed the surface of a local reservoir.
No, you can't hear the whistle in the cockpit. I flew in "Crazy Horse" in 2012 and asked about the infamous whistle sound. They informed me that it is not caused by the engine, the supercharger or the intake, it's caused by the passage of air over the gun muzzles. By way of proof "Crazy Horse" has no guns, does not whistle. "Crazy Horse 2" has guns, does whistle. Although trying to convince people of this fact is nigh on impossible!
You are very correct, sir ! Jim Beasley, owner of P51D "Bald Eagle" confirmed this by selectively taping over the gun ports and muzzles. Turns out most of the whistle is from the inboard-most gun on each side. There is a bit of supercharger whine mixed in, of course, but the whistle itself is indeed the gun ports.
I was fortunate enough to fly "Crazy Horse 2" and can confirm that the whistle is not audible in the cockpit. Not much is except for the noise of the Merlin !!!!
Roland Gangloff
What our grandfathers built....
Hello...
JesusChristNeverLived is it me you're looking for?....
+Jirapat Thaenphromrat
I can see it in your eyes!!!
JesusChristNeverLived I can see it in your smile :)
...And their grandsons and daughters built degeneration and multiculturalism
Nothing like the music of a P-51 or Spitfire. They are just beautiful in every way.
Rolls Royce sounds beautiful. The Spitfire and Mustang are fantastic!
If you were a German plane and hear that whine ...your done ,stunning quality 👍
What if you were a Me262?
The P-51D frame and the Rolls Royce Merlin....perfect together.
WOW! What a beautiful sight, (and sound).
What a treat for the people on their boats that day.
🗣“P-51… Cadillac of the sky!”
Along with the Spitfire what music to the ears
And the Lancaster..
And the F4U Corsair.
Love War Birds is the easiest thing to say. 🙂
Dunna forget the De Havilland Mosquito's ...
..... and the often overlooked and under appreciated Hurricane - the work horse of the BoB.
Am I wrong or did the spitfire have the same rolls Royce engine?
My great grandfather past away a few years ago, he was stationed in the pacific. I can't tell you how much respect I have for the guys who flew these things and fought in ww2 they were be sorely missed
Makes the hair on my neck stand up..
Kev Greenhalgh why?
flyer boy The noise is glorious.
***** Me too.,……and I was going to say it is a guy thing,..but apparently not..
Glad to see a woman can be moved by such a machine.
Can I ask you what it is about the aircraft that makes you feel like this?
+Wilfred Jurgens Don't feel dumb bro….. It brings tears to my eyes too.
I think it's the history behind this great aeroplane that makes me emotional. If it wasn't for this plane entering the war when it did, and the highly trained pilots that flew them,…..WW2 may have turned out differently.
Noah Ross Germans thought we'll war is over for us
Had a ride in one of these for my 81st. birthday, a life long dream! WOW, is all I can say!
Well what a great birthday!
When Hermann Gehring saw his first P51, he said he knew the gig was up for Germany. Listen to this sweet sounding Rolls Royce Merlin engine; the saviour of Europe!😎🌎❤️
Why did he say that? Because these things have their bare metal showing. Meaning we were producing aircraft faster than we could produce paint!
I think you are confusing that with the instance when a group of Mosquitos bombed Berlin during Goering's speech
My gawd what a beautiful sound! I can't imagine being on the ground during ww2 and hearing a squadron of P51s coming! Absolutely Awesome!
Awesome if you were Allied, scary as hell if you weren't.
wow, the P-51 whistles louder than the F4U Corsair, the "whistling death"
SupernalOne the reason the F4u is named that is you hear the whistle before the engine rumble even though it's quieter
Parker Partain yes, on one youtube clip of a diving Corsair it sounds like some coursing hound whining with eagerness as it sights its prey - somewhat blood-chilling, I confess :)
Since I was a little kid I've loved P-51's. What a sight, what a sound.
Oh and I forgot to say...thanks for not putting music in the background...that engine is music enough!
Sight & sound puts my heart into 'race mode' & and I feel a adrenalin power surge. Thanks for sharing!
Ju-87's Pilot: "Lmao our sirens will scare the American ground forces"
**Whistling in the distance gradually becoming louder**
Ju-87' Pilot: *OH SHI-*
Bf109 supercharger: Let me introduce myself.
@@samanli-tw3id the 109 was a great Plane, like the 51.
I love the 190 too, it got pretty Fast, but it was very good in Boom and Zoom, like the P47.
Awesome sound. I can only imagine what feeling the soldiers on the ground got to hear that sound overhead after being in combat for days on end. I am sure it was a tremendous feeling of relief that they were not abandoned. Thank you to all that have served and are serving to protect this great nation.
well, unless they were german
i love how sound that plane, it's my favorite plane
jazziel esaú castro balbuena I like the f4u and p47 better
Jirapat Thaenphromrat
I like the giant steel pipe with wings AKA the P-47
GODDDDDDDDDDD I FUCKING LOVE THAT SOUND sssoooooooooooooo much,.
like HONESTLY. i could just put this into a loop and FALL ASLEEP to the sound of that beautiful engine.
John Marubayashi gives me chills. Looks up p51 ultimate whistle sound
What a sound! I could listen to this all day long. I last flew in a Mustang 30 years ago this month here in Muskegon, MI. The pilot transitioned to a fighter jet and I don;t know where the stang went. Sadly, the pilot ( may he rest in peace) was killed in a freak accident on his way to Muskegon's air show. I was there in the front row when they flew the missing man formation. That's how I found out. A sad day indeed!
Soooo cool WITHOUT music !!! Thanks a lot for sharing !
I love the P-51 Mustang. The Cadillac of the skies!
This must might be my favorite Mustang video!
The P-51 Mustang combined with the British Merlin engine is something else.
I can't imagine what the skies over Europe must have looked like on a day to day basis. It was terrible but at also must have been absolutely incredible but in a unnerving way. The roar of bombers and fighters overhead. Wish I could have experienced it in a peaceful way, if that makes sense.
same ! it must have been an amazing sight
like being on the beach for the real life of the scene at beginning of saving private ryan where it shows AAAaalll the boats n zeppelins n whatever near the beach.
observation balloons... not zeppelins
MrCcragg27 this be true. rewatched that scene the other day. they almost even look like some antifly-by thing for enemy planes. ...or sky mines. those would be cool but dangerous for everone.
Barrage balloons
I would literally do anything to sit down at the back seat of that beautiful plane, I love the p51d mustang so much!
"James...earn this...earn it"
~John H. Miller
Music to my ears, only a true lover of flight can appreciate this music!
Incredible machines, also the Spitfire. Last of the great fighters. Jets are cool but just not the same.
P-51 Mustang… What a beautiful airplane! Elegant, powerful, beautiful…
That RR Merlin Engine sounds fantastic!
And to think most of the Merlins produced were made by Packard Motor Car Company, best engine they ever produced!
No...only a third.
ALL Merlin engines are ROLLS ROYCE Merlins
soaringtractor Damn still no life
soaringtractor Yes that intelligent life is to repeat the same insults and avoid wars.
Nice! Drives me nuts when airshows blast rock when these beauties pass by
I love the sound of thatMerlin. Hermann Goering was reported to have said just before his trial that-he knew the war was over when Americans could get fighters (P-51s) over Berlin.
Of course... every war is over when the enemies fly above your capital
+Sean Krug It all started with theP-51 Mustang.
...or it could just be another instance of motif in a WW2 movie. Interesting theory, though. If that is indeed the case, then I'd be very pleased that the creators took note of very intricate and trivial details to make a better representation of said events.
The most beautiful aircraft of it's era.
No, that's actually WITH music. The best music a machine can make!
I had the honor of working on air to ground gunnery ranges out of Luke Field, Arizona, 1952, 53, 54, and 56. I believe Luke had one of the last squadrons of 51's. Putting a combat pilot behind that stick was quite a show.
Kinda like the end of Saving Private Ryan when the tank busters come flying in-
+Master Bader You know it's Hollywood when a plane notably a P-51 is a "tank buster"
+Dylan Milne Yeah in reality it would have been an RAF Typhoon......as Patton called on when the yanks couldn't get the job done.
no, the "tank buster" in WWII was the P-47 Thunderbolt
+Hyperious No it was the Hawker Typhoon........the reason why Patton called in the RAF at Failaise when the US couldn't get the job done.
It's funny you're arguing because "tank busters" accounted for 15 tank losses in the Falaise where the Germans lost around a total of 500 tanks there. Also, the P-51 was used in ground attack and against tanks. The P-47 and Typhoon were designed as fighters and so were not very effective at killing tanks. Il-2 Stuka and Hs-129 were the best tank killers of the war simply because they were designed to do so.
Great sounds, thanks. "P51 Cadillac of the Skies" - Empire of The Sun. Who could not be moved to pride watching that scene.
Roll Royce of the Skies, Merlin Engine.
Thank you for the only music that should ever be associated with airplanes!
Has to be one of the sweetest sounds known to mankind
Some off them during Korean War when head to head again the Mig with success
Would be good to see cockpit video of that.
razor3110 I dont think he meant a view of the P-51's cockpit, but an view from the cockpit of the P-51 dogfighting the MiGs
+alain belanger Maybe a few got lucky but the Mig is the plane that retired the P-51 as a US Air Force fighter. We had to scramble to get Sabers in the air to combat the Migs.
Who did retired or kill the Bismark "Off speed" Plane
+Wonkabar007 ----- type *Kermie Cam - P 51C Mustang - Part 3* into the TH-cam search box for a great cockpit video of a P-51 taking off, flying, and landing. So wild, crazy, wonderful, and terrifying because of how busy the pilot is.
Man this is music to my ears..brings back memories...thank you?
The first time I ever saw a P-51 fly was at the Salinas air show in 1980. It was being flown by none other than The great Robert A 'Bob' Hoover. The first two things that struck me while watching that flight was the magicianship of Bob's flying and the beautiful sound that bug Rolls Royce Merlin made. It was pure music to Bob's ballet behind that stick. I will never forget it.
Merlin Mustangs never used a RR Built Merlin !!! All production Merlin Mustangs used the Made in America PACKARD MERLIN !! Yes they were different modified and different !!!
@@wilburfinnigan2142 Yes, you are correct. I use Rolls Royce Merlin kind of a catch all term for the Griffin as well. 👍🏻
No music needed, the merlin provides all the music needed Thanks
Starting at 1:01 is my favorite pass sounds mean💪🏾👊🏾😈
Great stuff I've seen 'em in person plenty of times though it's getting harder as time goes by I never tire of hearing the P-51 but I gotta tell ya the P-47 is my favorite!!!
I don't know about your description, Wonkabar.... it sounds musical to me!
One used to buzz our houses he was so low to the point where you could see him wave to you, you will never and i mean NEVER forget that sound once you hear it in real life
That beautiful engine sound was produced at the Packard Motor Car Company factories in Detroit Michigan U.S.A.! :)
+lander4545 It did indeed, however It was a British test pilot who flew the Mustang in the early 1940's. He was impressed with it, but suggested it would be a natural fit for the Rolls Royce Merlin 60 series engine. It was better suited to the plane, rather than the one the Americans had already put into it. Packard motor company was using the blueprints of the Merlin engine to produce the end result you see. The first merlin equipped mustang flew in November 1942.
+Shaun Morey When Packard received the blueprints they made many changes to the original Rolls Royce Merlin design. First Packard had to redraw all of the British drawing in order to convert them from first angle projection to the third angle projection used in the United States and to include manufacturing specifications in American terminology. From the tooling,head redesign ( Packard made new heads that where a two piece cylinder head and bank assemblies), updated crankshaft and main bearing materials,an automatic two stage supercharger,a pressurized Bendix/Stromberg carburetor and many many more changes. I have so much data on the changes Packard made to the Merlin engine I can go on and on. I laugh when someone comments that that The Rolls Royce Merlin and the Packard V-1650 were identical engines in every way. The Packard version was a far superior in quality engine built by the Packard Motor Car Company of Detroit Michigan.
I don't know the details, but that sounds like a fair assessment, especially since, iirc, the Packard Merlins weren't being exchanged into Spitfires.
Also, the early tests with a British Merlin equipped had serious corrosion issues thanks to different metals used in the engine design than the Allison, and the ones used in the Merlin just so happening to create an electrolysis reaction with the radiator. Which, to make a long story short, was not a good thing.
Besides, borrowing someone else's ideas and trying to put a different spin on it is the American way.
lander4545 what nonsense. RR continued to improve the Merlin right up until the end of the war. The US were given the early specification drawings in 1943 to build the Merlin in the US. To suggest the Merlin is an American engine is the most idiotic thing I’ve ever heard.
ALL Merlin engines are ROLLS ROYCE Merlins
This is a fabulous video, capturing a legendary sound of one of the most famous aircraft ever designed and made. Thank you!
Esse som de choro de quando ele passa me apaixona, top de mais.
People confuse the Merlin whine with the whistling of the gun ports. The whistling you hear from the P-51 is from the muzzle ports on the wings when the aircraft turns. The Merlin makes a whine rather than a howl or whistle, and is only heard when flying close overhead. The Spitfire is proof since it doesn't make the whistling sound of the D variant P-51s, especially in high speed turns.
When a gun is in the port does it make that whistling?
@@08jag81 not sure about the gun itself, but I'm sure is contributes to the sound in some way.
The sound of freedom
This sound will never get old...
Sounds like old school FREEDOM! MERICA!
My nan used to watch the dog fights that were often over our house in Southampton. Hearing this makes me imagine what it must have been like. Amazing to see and watch yet also scary..either way what a sound. It takes you back to that time wether you were alive then or not it makes you stop and think.
+Wonkabar007 Dont worry about the music ,this IS music. (:
Great singing by a gorgeous bird.
Why would anyone need music on this video? The sound of the Merlin V12 " is " music!!!
WOW! Beautiful Plane! Beautiful Sound! Chills!
Spit XIV is Griffon powered. Spit XVI is Packard Merlin. It is the radiator on a Mustang, not the gun ports. Whistling or not has nothing to do with the engine. Anyway......superb footage and sounds!
Richard H should you got it wrong it is the two stage supercharger kicking in.
@@larrywilliams7993 British aircraft fitted with 2 stage / 2 speed super chargers
had a barometer that was set up to kick in at 18 / 20k ft. U.S A/C would also
be equipped in the same manner.
The " howl " sound one hears is the result no blast tube over the inner gun
port side. Nothing to do with the radiator / supercharger. Not all Mustangs
" howl " btw.
What an incredible piece of engineering, it actually brings a tear to my eye
After hearing about the hate this plane get of war thunder and seeing it really fly, war thunder is full of shit.
Well of course it is, it's War Thunder
I saw P51s at an airshow as a young lad once. I never forgot the distint whistle it made. Then I had no idea what an absolutley devistatong plane it had been in the war.
If you look up P 51 train attacks you find some interesting videos. The movie Harts War has some awesome footage of P51's.
supercharger whine.
Meredith Effect....en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meredith_effect
Gabriel Choi
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Quote - Here I am watching this wonderful video of the p51 and I have to read in the comments of course some moron said the whining noise is comming from the gun ports lol can u believe that horse crap these kids think they know everything - End quote
Hey genius, if it were the supercharger, the whine would be constant changing only in pitch according to the engine rpms.
That wail is the sound of air rushing through the scoop where the radiator is located; when the rushing air approaches supersonic speeds through the scoop it accelerates even more coming out the back end. So before you call someone a moron, do your homework and don't make an assumption that would only show your stupidity. You putz!!!
Yeah right!! The only thing you've graduated from was the Dumbass School of Dumbassery!!! Quit hiding behind your keyboard you asshat clown!!! Besides with a name like Choi you are the one who needs to go back to China. I served proudly in the USAF from 1984 to 1988, so you better bet your scrawny flea-bitten ass that I am damn proud of my country!!! So clown did you serve?? Probably not!!!
Now I know you're lying you little punk-assed bitch!!! 6'6 and 340 ha!!! More like 4'6 and 114 lbs.
Keep dreaming shit for brains!!!
Ooooh….the growl of the Rolls Royce Merlin engine ❤
Excellant video! Thanks for your efforts to make it and bring it here for all to enjoy!
gives me chills. love these old war birds strutting their stuff. Jets are nice, but nothing compares to the golden age of flight that's the late 30s and 40s piston driven aircraft.
superb video.love mustangs there so awesome. thanks for sharing. .
My favorite fighter ever beautiful in the air and on the ground I can listen to that roar for hours and keep getting goosebumps over goosebumps in fact a b25 and p51 just flew over my house tried recording but my phone decided to record me instead but what a beautiful sight to see
Cliff Brooks -- you're not THAT beautiful to see.
Toulouse Nuts flew up my canyon just above the treetops. I just got out of the shower and heard that Marlin coming. So I banged open the door to my roof deck buck naked in time to see it going like a scalded ape just over the trees. I was doing jumping jacks in my excitement. Later I went down to the airport and saw the B-17, B-24, and B-25 parked, open for tours. The P-51 rolled in and shut down. I asked the pilot about that run up my canyon and told him how I was cheer leading. He mentioned that the guy in the back seat getting the ride saw some bare assed idiot jumping for joy a few hours ago.
There was no time to grab the cell phone but I got the B-25 going over my house quite a bit higher....with clothes on this time.
beautiful wissling sounds it music to my ears p51 mustangs
Last week, I saw an F4F Wildcat fly over! This is a VERY distinctive sound!!
The sounds of a P51, corsair, or boomerang are just amazing.
Man, what an awesome machine! She's a beaut.
The most beautiful sound to ever grace the sky.
The most beautiful WWII fighter plane ever built! Even more awesome when they put Rolls Royce engines in them!
Awesome. Heard this for real only once sadly. Would love to hear it again.
They’re tank busters Sir, P-51s
The beautiful sound of that RR engine and those whistling gun ports !
beautiful without added music....
some sounds are unique and you never forgot
....like the Mustang
...like a hemi engine
like wind thru the trees
like the nails of a dog on the street , if you are a jogger and he's after you
like a hawk in the forest
a gull at the beach
like a church bell
a school bell
like mama calling you to supper
and like Jesus calling you home
Man that sounds so beautiful 😌 demands respect
This is giving me goose bumps.......
No better sound than a Merlin. This is a wonderful video great vision and sound, one of the best I have seen.All it needs is some head banging music blaring away with continuous shots of people watching the Mustang.
Ahh... The sweet whistle and the crisp fart of the engines really gives the chill.
I remember hearing that howl for the first time. It's such a shrill sound which happened at my first ever airshow in fact.
have ALWAYS LOVED IT!!!!!!
This puts a smile on my face.
For a plane that’s some 75 years old or so, it’s still looks modern and state of the art.
beauuuuuuuuuutfull, this is music to a petrol head. added to favorites!!!!
That Eargasm
You have not lived until you have seen a beautiful warbird like the P-51 fly!