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bhammitt · Aug 14, 2008, 7:05 PM

Two more, the first is the crop duster turning into the afternoon sun and the second is one of our local doctors toys. I love the P51 more than any other prop plane ever made.

Bob

bhammitt · Aug 14, 2008, 7:06 PM

P-51

smac · Aug 14, 2008, 10:16 PM

What a beautiful P-51. Wow! I love the flight shot too.

yesterday · Aug 15, 2008, 5:38 AM

Great shots. Were you in the air for the first?

Mugmar · Aug 15, 2008, 8:31 AM

Great shots once again. I'd like to see the P-51 in flight!!

Mugmar

bhammitt · Aug 15, 2008, 6:01 PM

Thank you all very much! Yesterday, I was on the ground using my new 70-300 vr for the shot. Mugmar I will see what I can do about getting the Mustang in flight, I live about 5 miles from the airport.

Bob

calr · Aug 15, 2008, 11:23 PM

Beautiful shots. That is one beautiful P51. As I recall, the P51 engine is water cooled. There should be a scoop under the fuselage that can be used to take on water by skimming the surface of a lake or river. I don't know if all P51's had this feature. I can't see it on this one.

Cal

smac · Aug 15, 2008, 11:48 PM

Yes Cal, the Rolls-Royce Merlin Engine was liquid cooled but the belly scoop radiator fairing was for housing the ethylene-glycol/water and oil cooling radiators. It's hard to see, but that bulge just under the star behind the wing is the radiator fairing.

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bhammitt Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,288	Two more, the first is the crop duster turning into the afternoon sun and the second is one of our local doctors toys. I love the P51 more than any other prop plane ever made. Bob Last edited by bhammitt; May 9, 2009 at 6:52 AM.

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Aug 14, 2008, 10:16 PM	#3
smac Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Northern California Posts: 6,103	What a beautiful P-51. Wow! I love the flight shot too.

Aug 15, 2008, 5:38 AM	#4
yesterday Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 796	Great shots. Were you in the air for the first?

Aug 15, 2008, 8:31 AM	#5
Mugmar Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 3,196	Great shots once again. I'd like to see the P-51 in flight!! Mugmar

Aug 15, 2008, 6:01 PM	#6
bhammitt Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,288	Thank you all very much! Yesterday, I was on the ground using my new 70-300 vr for the shot. Mugmar I will see what I can do about getting the Mustang in flight, I live about 5 miles from the airport. Bob

Aug 15, 2008, 11:23 PM	#7
calr Moderator Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Beaverton, OR Posts: 8,466	Beautiful shots. That is one beautiful P51. As I recall, the P51 engine is water cooled. There should be a scoop under the fuselage that can be used to take on water by skimming the surface of a lake or river. I don't know if all P51's had this feature. I can't see it on this one. Cal

Aug 15, 2008, 11:48 PM	#8
smac Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Northern California Posts: 6,103	Yes Cal, the Rolls-Royce Merlin Engine was liquid cooled but the belly scoop radiator fairing was for housing the ethylene-glycol/water and oil cooling radiators. It's hard to see, but that bulge just under the star behind the wing is the radiator fairing.