Interesting mod to the canopy, basically a better view aft for the Razorback.
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Interesting mod to the canopy, basically a better view aft for the Razorback.
The canopy is a cleaner version, also, because of no fuselage cut out behind canopy.Interesting mod to the canopy, basically a better view aft for the Razorback.
Right there I find suspect. Bill M may have a comment on this...I have read ,years ago, in a forum, that special prepared P51 s were able to catch Me 262 s in horizontal flight. Even if we assume that most me262s had very poor building quality and thus were underperforming , still we can conclude that individual p51ds were capable of speeds around 800km/h or more. And thus the fastest fighters of the entire war
I read years ago, I dont know where, that P-51 squadrons trained in UK "clobber colleges" with RAF meteor squadrons practicing diving on the jets to keep their speed up as high as possible to make an attack more difficult. They are only faster when they are faster and 500MPH+ is very fast to shoot at anything.I have read ,years ago, in a forum, that special prepared P51 s were able to catch Me 262 s in horizontal flight. Even if we assume that most me262s had very poor building quality and thus were underperforming , still we can conclude that individual p51ds were capable of speeds around 800km/h or more. And thus the fastest fighters of the entire war
Yes, P-51D tested with JATO/rocket type centerline booster for 60 sec but never deployed in combat. IIRC testing was underway in April 1945, in a P-51D-25-NA and never would have made it to ETO - and no need for Japan.I have read ,years ago, in a forum, that special prepared P51 s were able to catch Me 262 s in horizontal flight. Even if we assume that most me262s had very poor building quality and thus were underperforming , still we can conclude that individual p51ds were capable of speeds around 800km/h or more. And thus the fastest fighters of the entire war
It was actually conceived as a means of "flash acceleration" in response to the Me262 threat.
There were two test aircraft, both were P-51D-25 airframes (44-73099 44-74050) and the rocket was an acid-aniline rocket motor that was fed by Red fuming nitric acid, carried in a special tank under the port wing and an aniline-alcohol mixture, carried in a tank under the starboard wing.
The fuel mixture was extremely volitile and could prove to be dangerous in a ground error and/or combat, plus the tests did not produce satisfactory results, so it never developed any further.
Both types saw first flights during the war, but neither one saw combat.I think the P-82 just missed the cut, time wise. Did the F7F get close to an operational theatre before WW2 ended?
Either way, good call chipieal.
Using higher octane rated fuels (such as 100/150) would certainly allow for higher manifold pressures below an engine's normal critical altitude (and thus greater performance) but once the aircraft reached that altitude the maximum speed would return to what could be attained while using lower octane fuels due to over boosting (such as 100/130 fuel). In other words, maximum speed would only increase while operating below the normal critical altitude of the particular engine in discussion.Almost all super high speeds were done at high altitude were there is less drag on non-flying surfaces like the fuselage. The P-47J did 505mph at 34,450ft. The Napier VII powered Hawker Fury did 485mph at 18500ft. I find that impressive. Could 150 octane gas have been involved?
I have read ,years ago, in a forum, that special prepared P51 s were able to catch Me 262 s in horizontal flight. Even if we assume that most me262s had very poor building quality and thus were underperforming , still we can conclude that individual p51ds were capable of speeds around 800km/h or more. And thus the fastest fighters of the entire war
How do we classify war emergency power (WEP)?
Almost all super high speeds were done at high altitude were there is less drag on non-flying surfaces like the fuselage. The P-47J did 505mph at 34,450ft. The Napier VII powered Hawker Fury did 485mph at 18500ft. I find that impressive. Could 150 octane gas have been involved?
I am working from Green and Swanborough's WW2 Aircraft Fact Files -- US Army Air Force Fighters Part 2.I have read ,years ago, in a forum, that special prepared P51 s were able to catch Me 262 s in horizontal flight. Even if we assume that most me262s had very poor building quality and thus were underperforming , still we can conclude that individual p51ds were capable of speeds around 800km/h or more. And thus the fastest fighters of the entire war
Aircraft | Weight | Speed | Altitude |
XP-51F | 9060 lb | 466 mph | 29,000 ft |
XP-51G | 8885 lb | 472 mph | 20,750 ft |
P-51H | 9500 lb | 487 mph | 25,000 ft |
Top speeds for the P-51D are quoted for 100/130 octane gas and no WEP. It had the same engine as the P-51H.