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mustang
Jan 16, 2008 12:44:32 GMT 12
Post by vs on Jan 16, 2008 12:44:32 GMT 12
I was reading in the January issue of Australian Aviation that there is Mustang (A68-674) in New Zealand which at one stage lived in Australia. Is this the one in Wanaka or Auckland?
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mustang
Jan 16, 2008 13:18:27 GMT 12
Post by corsair67 on Jan 16, 2008 13:18:27 GMT 12
That is the Wanaka one. I never knew it was an ex-RAAF one until after I saw it at Omake last year for the first time.
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mustang
Jan 16, 2008 13:30:55 GMT 12
Post by vs on Jan 16, 2008 13:30:55 GMT 12
I new it would not take long to get a reply with "Mustang" as the topic! Great picture!
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mustang
Jan 16, 2008 13:35:04 GMT 12
Post by corsair67 on Jan 16, 2008 13:35:04 GMT 12
My response would have been quicker if your topic header had said "Mustang and Free Beer" ! ;D She's a lovely machine that P-51D, and I think the yellow and black checks look great one her. I don't usually like the US schemes, but I make an exception for this one.
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mustang
Jan 16, 2008 13:38:52 GMT 12
Post by vs on Jan 16, 2008 13:38:52 GMT 12
mustang and free beer served by a member of the Sweedish female beach volley ball team would be even better!
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mustang
Jan 16, 2008 13:43:15 GMT 12
Post by corsair67 on Jan 16, 2008 13:43:15 GMT 12
Of course, that goes without saying!
Mind you, I'm not that fussy; if Swedish girls aren't available, then Finnish girls would do. ;D
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mustang
Jan 16, 2008 14:14:22 GMT 12
Post by Dave Homewood on Jan 16, 2008 14:14:22 GMT 12
I was told by the Pioneer Aero chaps that the aircraft never actually flew with the RAAF and spent its whole time with them in a box as a reserve aircraft. It went to the USA in the late 1990's or so and then to NZ and only had about 130 hours total time since it was built when it got here from memory. So it's basically a new plane.
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mustang
Jan 16, 2008 15:03:55 GMT 12
Post by p40fanatic on Jan 16, 2008 15:03:55 GMT 12
There's a great article in Classic Wings issue 50 (Vol12 No2) about this lovely lady, which covers her entire life story (with some rather nice A2A snaps by Ian Brodie).
The Pioneer boys are exactly right regarding her operational history (or lack of). This from the article by Dave McDonald: "Mustang A68-674 was never assigned to a Squadron and on 26th March 1946 the aircraft was flown to Benalla and received at CMU for Cat. C storage; however on the 15th November that year it was placed on a 'special reserve' listing, eventually being officially struck off charge in December 1948."
Lovely shot there! I must say it was FANTASTIC at Omaka last year to see and hear two Mustangs together again in NZ skies. Magic! I may be a Spitfire man, but I still have a major soft spot for the -51.
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mustang
Jan 16, 2008 16:02:16 GMT 12
Post by vs on Jan 16, 2008 16:02:16 GMT 12
does anyone know about the new full scale titan mustangs? If I remember, they only have around 600 HSP? Not much excess power unless the airframe is very light?
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mustang
Jan 16, 2008 16:22:35 GMT 12
Post by vs on Jan 16, 2008 16:22:35 GMT 12
ps: giving the preserving aviation a good thrashing today! great stuff!
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mustang
Jan 17, 2008 10:59:58 GMT 12
Post by corsair67 on Jan 17, 2008 10:59:58 GMT 12
Haven't heard very much about the new full-scale Titan Mustang at all.
I saw the 75% scale ones at Omaka last year, and apart form sounding like the had a Victa lawnmower motor under the 'hood' and tiny props that looked silly, they actually looked not too bad.
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mustang
Jan 17, 2008 11:43:56 GMT 12
Post by FlyNavy on Jan 17, 2008 11:43:56 GMT 12
Good to see how 'CoarseAir67' knows how to: "Win Friends and Influence People". ;D
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mustang
Jan 17, 2008 12:03:53 GMT 12
Post by corsair67 on Jan 17, 2008 12:03:53 GMT 12
I like to tell it how it is - most of the time! ;D
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mustang
Jan 18, 2008 11:41:14 GMT 12
Post by Dave Homewood on Jan 18, 2008 11:41:14 GMT 12
The first time I saw a Titan Mustang was one taking off at Wanaka 06 after the display, late afternoon (the Friday I think). I heard it first and then saw it. I thought it was a microlight or one of the large r/c models taking off till I clapped eyes on it. I thought it was a bit of a joke.
Then on the Thursday at Omaka 07 I spotted a Mustang on approach and was puzzled by its red nose. I thought it was a P-51D dressed up for the weekend. It wasn't till it finally passed overhead I realised it wasn't a real Mustang. So I was totally fooled by it till I heard it. If they could find gruntier-sounding engines for them they'd be awesome. I reckon they must be real fun to fly to. Plus the guys who sell them seem like good sorts. It was neat to be on an airfield with five Mustangs that weekend - two real, one Thunder and two Titan.
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mustang
Jan 18, 2008 21:36:13 GMT 12
Post by Radialicious on Jan 18, 2008 21:36:13 GMT 12
There is a baby Mustang that visited Omaka a few weeks ago that is powered by a V-6 engine running nice short exhaust stacks. She really sounds the part and on a typical day could be heard anywhere in Blenheim. Would be a hell of a lot of (affordable) fun!
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mustang
Jan 18, 2008 21:42:56 GMT 12
Post by Gavin Conroy on Jan 18, 2008 21:42:56 GMT 12
Yip, that one is a sweet aeroplane and we got a couple of photos while it was here and yip, it has a great engine note.
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mustang
Jan 18, 2008 23:48:45 GMT 12
Post by mumbles on Jan 18, 2008 23:48:45 GMT 12
Love the underwing tanks!
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mustang
Jan 19, 2008 9:37:27 GMT 12
Post by flyjoe180 on Jan 19, 2008 9:37:27 GMT 12
Nice photo Gavin
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mustang
Jan 19, 2008 11:47:17 GMT 12
Post by p40fanatic on Jan 19, 2008 11:47:17 GMT 12
I was out assisting with the Tiger on the day that Titan arrived overhead Omaka - I saw the shape and, even as it passed me over the fence, it just looked *so* much like a "real" P-51D. A couple of friends and I had a close look later on and the aircraft is a work of art - looking back from the nose she just looks "right", and the cockpit is a near-exact reproduction of NA-built Mustangs. I was talking to the owner - whose name has gone totally from my head - and according to him this was the first Titan to fly with underwing tanks, which are fully operational. It's work like this machine that makes me want to get into a scaled warbird. Done right, you simply can't tell the difference until you're up close.
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mustang
Jan 21, 2008 13:19:36 GMT 12
Post by Dave Homewood on Jan 21, 2008 13:19:36 GMT 12
With the Kiwi roundels it looks like one of those pedal cars you see around. Cool though.
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