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.
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...
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...
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...
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)...
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.
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...