What's the latest on the XP-82?

[flypa38]

Anyone know? Haven't seen an update since somewhere around January.

[menards]

Anyone know? Haven't seen an update since somewhere around January.

It’s going to fly on thursday...

[Matt Gunsch]

Anyone know? Haven't seen an update since somewhere around January.

It’s going to fly on thursday...

You stole my line

[Jesse C.]

So, did it?

[C VEICH]

So, did it?

Pretty sure menards did not mean this Thursday, rather that it would fly on some Thursday. What Thursday that is we do not know yet. In other words menards was being facetious.

So, did it?

Pretty sure menards did not mean this Thursday, rather that it would fly on some Thursday. What Thursday that is we do not know yet. In other words menards was being facetious.

Yes it must have been facetious....did NOT fly this Thursday and no idea what day it will fly, except confirmed from a good source on Thursday, April 26, that it is being worked on and hoping for flight within about TWO months and working toward it making Oshkosh in late July.

[menards]

So, did it?

Before anything can happen, N887XP must first receive its certificate of airworthiness. As of today it has not. If the restoration team is not forthcoming with the info when the aircraft passes its its initial FAA inspections, you'll be able to check for yourself at the following link:

http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry ... rtxt=887XP

After the A/W cert is obtained, their will be systems checks, rechecks, double checks and triple checks, taxi tests, high speed tax tests and so on before a first flight is scheduled. First flight will depend on the available scheduling of the appropriate XP-82 capable pilot(s). I am guessing that the pilot list is a very short list. Also, im certian the insurance company will require safety crews, perfect weather, etc etc. I am not certain how the XP-82 will be certified, being presumptuous I would assume it would be considered experimental, as there is no LTC for the P-82 type that I am aware of (like the B-29). Usually, the FAA requires a fly-off of so many hours before the craft is permitted to fly cross country. If this is the case, it will again depend on scheduling of available pilots, etc etc. Doc went through this same process when its restoration was nearing completion. The A/W inspection phase itself took three months and the flight testing phase took nearly a year for Doc to be certified to fly cross country.

https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all ... ertificate

https://www.eaa.org/en/airventure/eaa-a ... ertificate

If I was a betting man, I would say OshKosh 2018 for the XP-82 is too tight of a window to make, and there is really no need rush it. If I am any way off base or said anything incorrect, anyone can feel free to correct me.

[Jesse C.]

Geez! I can't believe I didn't catch that and fell for it!

[dirtysidedown430]

Was that Walters p82 if not wheres Walters

[JohnTerrell]

Both of the Twin Mustangs under restoration to fly were once owned by Walter Soplata - Pat Harker's F-82E (which was complete) and Tom Reilly's XP-82 (left fuselage).

[RV8er]

...except confirmed from a good source on Thursday, April 26, that it is being worked on and hoping for flight within about TWO months and working toward it making Oshkosh in late July.

Yep, that’s the latest. I stopped in to see it last week; beautiful airplane, just a work of art.