P51 - Cadillac of the skies

[@grahamyoung2128]

One of the greatest partnerships of all time! An American airframe and British engine! Teamwork baby!

[@wilburfinnigan2142]

Graham Young WRONG !!!!! ALL production Mustangs with the merlin engine used ONLY the PACKARD, Made in AMERICA version of the Merlin !!!! American built modified British design !!!!!! FACTS of History !!!!

[@grahamyoung2128]

@@wilburfinnigan2142 WRONG! Without the development of the Merlin engine and continuing to use the Alison, the Mustang would have fell of the production line! The USA only gave Britain the mustang because it really didn’t meet the USA standards, that is until, the British married the Mustang with the BRITISH built Merlin. I’m pretty sure Royals Royce had a British patten on the engine! Give credit where credit is due! It was teamwork - great airframe 🇺🇸 & great engine!🇬🇧

[@wilburfinnigan2142]

@@grahamyoung2128 RR came to Packard and BEGGED them to build the Merlin for the Brits !!!! WHY Packard was building the Merlin in the first place !! And the engine was the 20 series SINGLE stage supercharged engine, the LATER 60 series Merlin did NOT exist at that time !!!!! Packard built the merlin for the Brits and sent 37,137 to the Brits !!! And it waqs North American that installed all the Merlins in the Mustang all 13,000 of them. RR or the Brits did NOT install the merlins in the Mustangs !!! The Brits cobbled together 4 planes with the Merlin that never saw combat !!!! Facts of history !!!!

[@grahamyoung2128]

@@wilburfinnigan2142 Blah, blah, blah……..

[@wilburfinnigan2142]

@@grahamyoung2128 Britd dummy only installed the Merlin 66 in 4 Mustang I's and NONE saw combat !!! It was NORTH AMERICAN AVIATION that designed and built ALL Merlin Mustangs using the Built in AMERICA Packard Merlin !!!! some 13,000 of them !!! Facts of History IF you would just do the research !!!!!!

[@wilburfinnigan2142]

Interesting that this P51 D has a tail off the P51H.... higher more area !!!!

[@KaedFuyou]

love the p51 d

[@michaelelvas364]

David Hair So do I, epsecially when it accounts for the majority of the 139 P-51s that can fly in thr US

[@fabriciosantana8111]

O maior

[@MajorGeneralDiscomfort]

If you're a man and that engine doesn't give you chills or something, I'm not sure I want to be acquainted with you lol.

[@nicolasfreytag9495]

It's a "cavalier" mustang?❤️

[@wilburfinnigan2142]

Nicolas....NO !!!! TF51 as it is a 2 seater and high tail !!!