Friday, July 30, 2010

This is insanely cool...

Yeah, I know. I'm a foe of the whole "projection of power" thing. But I'm an old mechanic, and I love good machines. The P51 Mustang was the climax state of the piston powered fighter. The only way to do it better was to do something completely different. I've always wanted to fly in one, and never have. Cool machines are cool, regardless of who commands them.
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2 comments:

  1. TJICJuly 31, 2010 at 4:23 AM

    There are two kinds of people.

    P-51 people and P-38 people.

    We differ on this one.

    The P-38 is ** clearly ** the pinnacle of beautiful piston-powered design.

    http://tjic.com/?p=14432

    http://tjic.com/?p=14101

    http://tjic.com/?p=13949

    http://tjic.com/?p=8752

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  2. ThunderAugust 3, 2010 at 4:40 PM

    Nothing beats the sound of a piston-driven aircraft.

    One of the highlights of my life was refueling a P-51 while volunteering at an aviation museum.

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