Joe, you should have never admitted to having that book - then we'd all
think you knew all this stuff off the top of your head.
James
1977 Pimento Red Spit
----- Original Message -----
From: "Nolan Penney" <npenney@mde.state.md.us>
Date: Wednesday, February 13, 2002 4:27 pm
Subject: Re: Off Topic: Engine Swaps - P-51Mustang?x-mac-creator=
"4D4F5353"
> Whew! I bet you're hell on wheels at the local air shows. :-)
> The most I can do is go "look at the pretty plane".
>
> >>> Joe Curry <spitlist@gte.net> 02/14/02 10:51AM >>>
>
> Testing of the Merlin engine in the P-51 was begun in April 1942
> with 4 planes retrofitted with the engine. (serial numbers AM203,
> AM208, AL963 and AL975) These were made specifically for British
> testing. The concept was also recognized as worthwhile by the
> USAAF and they installed Packard built Merlins in two of their own
> planes for testing July 25, 1942.
>
> The first flight of one of these Merlin equipped Mustangs was on
> Oct. 13, 1942 by the RAF. The American tests began a month later.
> Results were outstanding and convinced the powers that be of the
> worthiness of the engine as the preferred power plant. The first
> orders for the Merlin based Mustang were by the USAAF (2000
> planes). They were the P-51B. Some were the reconnaissance
> variation of the plane.
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