[Spridgets] Aviation piston engine question - No LBC

[Robert E. Shlafer]

......and t'was a great marriage at that, eh?! :)

The Brits were also the ones who got our
Corsairs successfully working off of aircraft carriers. Smart, resourceful people!! :)

Cap'n. Bob      '60 :{)


-----Original Message-----
From: Jim Johnson
Sent: Saturday, September 5, 2009 12:24 PM
To: Robert E. Shlafer
Cc: spridgets at autox.team.net, WeslakeMonza1330 at aol.com
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Aviation piston engine question - No LBC

Correct Cap'n! Moreover the early P51s also had a greenhouse canopy. It is
noteworthy that the Brits are the folks who married the P51 airframe with
their RR Merlin, not us.

Cheers!!
Jim

On Sat, Sep 5, 2009 at 6:04 AM, Robert E. Shlafer <pilotrob at webtv.net>wrote:

> Early P-51s had Allisons
> Later (Most) had the Merlins
>
> Cap'n. Bob      '60 :{)
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: derf
> Sent: Saturday, August 29, 2009 7:51 PM
> To: WeslakeMonza1330 at aol.com
> Cc: spridgets at autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Aviation piston engine question - No LBC
>
> The P-51 has the Merlin, right?
> There are some signature sounds that just have no equal.
> The P-51 Mustang is one.
> The M2 .50 machine gun is another.
> They both sound like power.
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Cheers!!
Jim
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