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Mike
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I know there was some discussion about this some time back when it appeared on the list for GML.

Well, here it is on the grass outside the control tower this afternoon...........

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Excellent! Thanks for the photo Mike. Keep the pics coming everyone...

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This is it?? All those stories, over all these years and this is it. :roll:

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Hey Guys,

I've googled and found nothing on the XP-51G.

What's it look like? And what's the plan of the one in the picture?

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daveymac82c wrote:
Hey Guys,

I've googled and found nothing on the XP-51G.

What's it look like? And what's the plan of the one in the picture?

Cheers,

David

LOTS on the web if you just enter 'XP-51G' in Google David - perhaps yours is broken or needs a new battery? :wink:

Anyway, try these for a start.......

http://home.att.net/~jbaugher1/p51_12.html

http://cameronaircraft.com/P51/press5_XF-51G.htm

And here's the earlier thread which outlines the owner's eventual plan for this one (although I must say that aft of the firewall this seems to be untouched so far by the owner, so plenty still to do!

http://www.warbirdinformationexchange.o ... hp?t=14437
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Aren't the wheels kinda small? :shock:

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Thanks Mike!

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Yes, thanks Mike Shreeve for posting.

Kudos to the owner for saving what remains.

As for the critics: :axe:

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My money's on DanK's Seawolf being completed first. :wink:

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Helldiver - the small wheels were part of the re-design for a lightweight 51 resulting in the H. The smaller wheels were a.) lighter, b.) smaller and because of that, enabled the leading edge to be completely 'straightened out'

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drgondog wrote:
Helldiver - the small wheels were part of the re-design for a lightweight 51 resulting in the H. The smaller wheels were a.) lighter, b.) smaller and because of that, enabled the leading edge to be completely 'straightened out'

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I think he was making a joke about the wheels of the dolly/cart in the photo Mike posted... :wink:


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80% complete with 80% still to go.


She's just about done! Needs a little finishing up, though.... :lol:

How are you doing, Randy? What do you need (if anything) my friend?

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I spent several hours under those trees and never saw this. :(

Wonder how much more I missed. :wink:
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