More Warbirds tested by NACA: P-51H

[twoeagles]

I wonder if the vertical tail was lengthened after NACA flight testing
of the H model, or if it was done by North American independently?

 

[Gnomey]

Good stuff!

 

[uhhuh35]

Very cool. I liked the Bearcat too.
Do you have any more like it?

 

[johnbr]

Great stuff I would love to have seen the 51H with a Griffon101.

 

[Jarda Rankl]

Perfect shots. Thanks.

 

[HealzDevo]

It looks like there are scientific testing instruments on the wings. Is that really what those things on the wings of the P-51H in the first picture are?

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

i'd guess the things at the wingtips are, the rest are either bomb or rocket mountings............

 

[Krabat42]

If I would want to catch undisturbed airflow, I would put the instuments on the wingtips, that's right.

But a Mustang with a Griffon? There was a project, I believe, I've seen a model photo once. Looked like a P-39 - with the engine behind the pilot. Strange.

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

we're dicussing the Aussie Griffon engined P-51 in another thread...........

 

[HealzDevo]

So the NACA were doing testing on the P-51H for trials before it went for
pre-service testing were they?