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    1948 Israel-what combat aircraft would you pick?

    What kinds of fighters and bombers are available to the "multiple violent Islamic states" of the time? I'm surprised that I don't know this, but...
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    P 51-H

    That is actually not true. Look at the leading edge angle on the P-51D vs P-51H. The -H tail was quite different. The postwar NACA tail, (and later Cavalier) was a simple cap added above the rudder on a P-51D.
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    P 51-H

    I have always liked the P-51H tail, though -- even on a P-51D.
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    Night shoots

    The Crew Chief of the racer "Dago Red" was a huge beleiver in a pre dawn flight each race day, to keep the airplane and the crew sharp. So not quite a night shot, but close...
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    Items I Have Found While Walking in My Neighborhood

    You live in a different sort of neighborhood than ours...
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    Best piston engined fighter of 1945?

    Good looking, too. I've got my coat...
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    Best piston engined fighter of 1945?

    So this was less effective? You'd think the word would get around...
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    Best piston engined fighter of 1945?

    It is awfully hard not to go with the P-51D. It was available in quantity, relatively economical to purchase and operate, and effective in all roles from long range escort to recon to ground attack. It did the job, and nobody out there in 1945 had anything in quantity that was as good, let...
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    Another Mustang Thread?

    Ciuchetton, the middle racer above, has lived an adventurous life Aerial Visuals - Airframe Dossier - North American-Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation CA-18-Mk 22 Mustang, s/n A68-198 RAAF, c/n 1523, c/r N286JB. It was the first Australian Mustang imported into the U S, I think, and the...
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    Another Mustang Thread?

    Mustangs from mild to wild at the 1979 Homestead race.
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    Another Mustang Thread?

    The Mustangs of Miami did have some competition. The top third of the field were all Mustangs, but the middle races had some competition...
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    Corsair

    Just a quick question here: This pretty (considering it's a Corsair) F4U-4 came to the Reno Pylon Racing School in 2009 with this single tank attached, and cruised around for a couple of days looking like this. The airplane flew just fine and came back in September (without the extra fuel tank)...
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    Brendon Deere's hangar and aircraft

    Quite the hangar, and a time capsule Mustang to boot. Very cool.
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    Another Mustang Thread?

    It's good that it made the last Reno, after so many years of being quite central to the races. I was a little surprised that Mr. Bagley did not race it. He is getting older, though. He really loves this airplane -- treats it better than some of his other airplanes.
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    Another Mustang Thread?

    There were three real Racers there -- all Mustang based -- Don Whittington in "Precious Metal", John Crocker in the lovely "Sumthin' Else", and Steve Hinton in the always impressive Griffon powered "Red Baron". They were surprisingly evenly matched and each won a heat race, with the Red Baron...
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