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For anyone interested have updated the 361st Website with news regarding Impatient Virgin the latest yellow nosed P-51B Mustang which is nearing the end of its restoration in the US. See link below

http://www.361fg.com/news.htm

Have also uploaded 20 new photos from WW2 of Charlie Woods' My Mac/Sweet Genoveve - see http://www.361fg.com/CharlieWoods3.htm

See taster below.



Best regards

Jason
www.361fg.com

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www.361fg.com

Is OSH the goal for Impatient Virgin?

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Excellent stuff...

I admit to being a little 'Impatient' myself... can't wait to see this ship fly.

Thanks for the update!


Fade to Black...

This is news to me - regarding the extended dorsal fin - I've seen early P-51Ds without the extension but I've never seen a B/C with an extension until seeing the pix on the 361st web site. And the restored airplane will have it also.

Was this a NAA field kit? Was this in response to the Malcolm hood or was this something added late in the war after it was already standard on the D's? Any idea if the fin extension was identical or different from the D's factory fin?

Always neat to learn something new.

Ken

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"Take care of the little things and the big things will take care of themselves."

From Wiki (for all it's worth):

A common misconception is that the cutting down of the rear fuselage to mount the bubble canopy reduced stability that required the addition of a dorsal fin to the forward base of the vertical tail. Actually, both earlier Bs and Cs and subsequent D/K models also experienced low speed handling problems that could result in an involuntary "snap-roll" under certain conditions of air speed, angle of attack, gross weight and center of gravity. Several crash reports tell of P-51Bs and Cs crashing because horizontal stabilizers were torn off during maneuvering. One report stated:

"Unless a dorsal fin is installed on the P-51B, P-51C and P-51D airplanes, a snap roll may result when attempting a slow roll. The horizontal stabilizer will not withstand the effects of a snap roll. To prevent recurrence the stabilizer should be reinforced in accordance with T.O. 01-60J-18 dated 8 April 1944 and a dorsal fin should be installed. Dorsal fin kits are being made available to overseas activities"

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Thanks for the update.
Rick

Thank you very much for the update! Wish the photos were a bit bigger.



I would like to know this too!