Fresh Mustang-first flight

The Inspector · **Posted:** Thu Sep 30, 2010 4:46 pm

....or Gentiles SHANGRI-LA

warbird1 · **Joined:** Fri Sep 21, 2007 6:25 pm **Posts:** 2760

Wow, that's a nice looking A-36! :lol:

*Runs quickly away before being pummelled by JCP*

Seriously, congrats to the Paul family, well done!!!

Lynn Allen · **Posted:** Thu Sep 30, 2010 4:52 pm

Congrats and well done to all involved............

ZeamerB17 · **Posted:** Thu Sep 30, 2010 4:57 pm

Right, I forgot about that one. :oops:

Holedigger · **Posted:** Thu Sep 30, 2010 5:24 pm

It's a Mustang...What's NOT to LIKE!

Robbie Stuart · **Posted:** Thu Sep 30, 2010 6:46 pm

Jack Cook wrote:

Thanks Jack for sharing those. Please thank J-C for getting them for us. The Paul's are First Class Folks, I knew when the airplane finely flew it would look GREAT. Congrats to all involved! :drink3:

Robbie

Jack Cook · **Posted:** Thu Sep 30, 2010 7:23 pm

to all those who thought it was not possible to get it
in standard catagory with the -724 Merlin installed. Wixer
JCW and his brother Bob proved them wrong

DaveM2 · **Posted:** Thu Sep 30, 2010 7:44 pm

Anyone know when the airframe last had air under the wings?

Jarink1 · **Joined:** Mon Feb 22, 2010 10:21 pm **Posts:** 117

It looks awesome even (especially?) without invasion stripes or a shark mouth!

warbird1 · **Joined:** Fri Sep 21, 2007 6:25 pm **Posts:** 2760

DaveM2 wrote:

Anyone know when the airframe last had air under the wings?

Probably when those pictures were taken.

51fixer · **Posted:** Thu Sep 30, 2010 8:41 pm

Jack Cook wrote:

to all those who thought it was not possible to get it
in standard catagory with the -724 Merlin installed. Wixer
JCW and his brother Bob proved them wrong

I have a copy of a FAA 337 from a P-51D with a -724 from down in FL which is Limited.
The Lauderback's had done that install. We had thought about installing one in BE and were looking to use that paperwork to assist us.
Jim flew behind a 724 in the UK when the Horsemen performed there last year.
And We all know P-51s aren't exactly Standard Category but most are Limited Category otherwise they are registered in the Experimental Category.

Lynn Allen · **Posted:** Thu Sep 30, 2010 8:41 pm

warbird1 wrote:

DaveM2 wrote:

Anyone know when the airframe last had air under the wings?

Probably when those pictures were taken.

The flight before that... :wink:

Jack Cook · **Posted:** Thu Sep 30, 2010 8:49 pm

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And We all know P-51s aren't exactly Standard Category

my bad there. Limited.
I believe the one you're talking about the x-Moose/Candyman. Their were 1-2 from the
the good ol' boy daze that had 337 done and the local FAA buds signed them off. EVG's
is one but those days are far over. The boys now have the STC for the -724 install.

This was a huge undertaking TG Bob's a vintage DER and very smart dude!

Glenn Wegman · **Posted:** Thu Sep 30, 2010 9:19 pm

51fixer wrote:

I have a copy of a FAA 337 from a P-51D with a -724 from down in FL which is Limited.
The Lauderback's had done that install. We had thought about installing one in BE and were looking to use that paperwork to assist us.

I believe you are referring to what is commonly known as a V1650-724 which is a hybrid. It's a Rolls crankcase with a Packard Wheelcase, Supercharger, Aftercooler, and Packard style intake manifolds on it, and uses the Bendix pressure inlection carburetor that is standard on the Mustang.

An actual Merlin 724, (Canadair Northstar engine) which is what is installed in J C Pauls Mustang is a whole different animal and is fuel injected. I believe there are only three or four of them in Mustangs.

Jack Cook · **Posted:** Thu Sep 30, 2010 9:30 pm

Spot on Glenn! EVG's 51 is another one installed in the 70's at Unlimited Aircraft.
I was told it's a workout to fly them in formation.

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