Spitfire Mk IXc & P51D Mustang at Warbirds over Wanaka 2024

[@kiwidiesel]

I had the pleasure of watching these two doing rehearsal at Ohakea couple weeks ago, those sounds tho wow

[@TheFunkhouser]

Oh this was just this w/e! Cool !!

[@antonydaviessimpson643]

Love the open gun ports on the p51 love the whistle as it turns an flybys

[@kiwiboater]

Yeah that sound was awesome

[@dale3852]

🇬🇧 ❤

[@darwinbruce59]

I haven't been able to get down there years,

[@jacktattis]

Now put them together in a climb at full bore. The Spitfire would be so far ahead by 5000ft

[@TheFunkhouser]

51 was faster and had way longer range. But my fav Spit was the Mk14 💛which still saw a decent amount of combat.

[@jacktattis]

@@TheFunkhouser faster yes but could not climb as fast, turn as tight, go as high ,accelerate as fast, dive as far . 2x cannon and 2 x 50s always beats 6 x50s With 90 gal belly tanks the Spitfire could go as far as the RAF wanted them to. Not the USAAF

[@TheFunkhouser]

@@jacktattis Lol the 51 could go as high as the Spit, and for longer. Its been compared bud, the 51D was a better aircraft that the Mark 9 but not so much the Mark 14 !

[@jacktattis]

@@TheFunkhouser The P51D could not go as high as the MkIX P51D 41900ft Bill Gunston Combat Aircraft Great Aircraft of WW2

[@jacktattis]

3 Feb 1943 Boscombe Down BN 524 Merlin 70 Altitude tests with three types of prop reduction gear combinations 1. 0.477:1 --10ft 9in Prop 2. 0.42:1-- 10ft 9in prop 3.0.42:1-- 11ft1 inch Prop 43200ft 44000ft 44300ft Vickers/ Supermarine were always trying something, different engine combinations, different MS gear and FS gear combinations NAA did not have that luxury Spitfires were at home P51D were not

[@neddward]

Interesting how the Spitfire was tail-up almost the entire take off roll, while the Mustang didn't go tail-up till almost rotation

[@jacktattis]

I think the extra 2500lbs may have some bearing

[@TheZX11]

The Spitfire had max fuel on board. Full fuel is 30 minutes worth it turns out, so very light. The Mustang had eight hours worth of fuel on board. After the airshow passes, the Mustang continued on to escort a B-29 to Japan and back.

[@jacktattis]

@@TheZX11 Rubbish you should really go and check about the Spitfire The PR unit 944 sqn USAAF used SPITFIRES

[@antonyarnanova]

Hate to brag.....but guess whos going to be in the back seat of that P51 in a few days....oh yes.

[@kiwiboater]

This one in the video doesn’t actually have a backseat. You must be talking about Graham Bethell’s ZK-TAF. I’m super jealous haha. That will be a memory that will last forever. Especially because it is up for sale. I hope it stays in NZ. Where are you doing your flight?

[@antonyarnanova]

@@kiwiboater yikes your right - yellow and black chequers, Grahams red and black, flights out a chch airport this Saturday.

[@kiwiboater]

@@antonyarnanova Ah that will be so cool. I’m sure I’ll be looking up at you from the ground. Hope you have primo weather for the ride 👍

[@jimmyhillschin9987]

Not liking this presentation of the Spitfire display purely as an opportunity for people to take photographs. It takes the soul out of the thing.