Ever seen a p-51 at cruising altitude tage along with a jet????
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Mustangs up on a “perch”! Thats awesome seeing them still flying at the altitude they were designed to fly. All you need are some FW 190’s for them to dive on!!!
Umm, I rather think you mean BRITISH piston power!! American airframe, BRITISH engine! 
That said, the P-51 was the outstanding US fighter of WW2, very **** too! It’s amazing what the US & British can build when they co-operate- P-51 Mustang, Shelby Cobra- British chassis, US muscle, Ford GTO, British chassis, US muscle-World beaters. Spanners, as well as hands across the ocean!
There is no turbo charger, because these engines have straight exhaust coming from the heads, that’s why you see the tail pipes off the side of the plan by the nose.
Someone below said that the Merlin’s had a 61 on the manifold pressure, and you are just about right on the mark with that. RPM’s went to around 3,000 WOT, while the P-51H models had WEP to around 3,300.
BTW, great video, nothing like seeing the pinnacle of American piston air power.
The 1650-7 has a 2 stage super charger that has a compression ration of 6:1 on stage 1, and then 8:1, the pilot switched between either setting by using a switch, it was a hydraulically driven solenoid switch that moved a cog wheel. The supercharger was driven off the crank shaft. After supercharging the mixture was then cooled off through a radiator between stages, to prevent pre-ignition, the Merlin used Iron heads(not aluminum).
thats because the P-51’s are flying up around 40,000 feet, above the jet that the guys are flying in. I doubt that the jet those guys are flying in can get up there, those 51’s are at least 5 or 8,000 feet above that jet.
Contrails can occur from any engine exhaust if the atmospheric conditions are right. Even one’s own breath if it’s cold enough.
I think contrails are the result of the turbo charged engines. Like the B-17, at the altitudes they operated at, there were always contrails.
i’m just wondering what FL this was at. always a beautiful site to see. to bad the two didn’t have a b-24 liberator with them too. that would have capped it off.
Not if they flew low enough. Contrails won’t appear in certain conditions. There was a seminal stufy in 1953 by H. Appleman to determine what conditions exactly these are. It was comissioned specifically so military planes knew how to not put out contrails.
Great Video!! This was what the Mustang was built for, and was a common sight over Germany in WWII. It is very similar to what you would see from an F82 “Twin Mustang” at this altitude. Too bad the first one wasn’t delivered till 21 Aug 1945, after the war. Are there any flying now? Anybody know of any replicas being built? Carry on Dudes!!!
this plane may be no jet, but i think it is one of the best fighters ever built. especially the P-51D.
Very Very Cool…
Imgaine the the P-51’s pilots view. Nothing but praise for you two. Very respectful.
Actually, This flight was performed by Jack Roush and Ed Bowlin.
Just to let everyone know, these Mustangs were being flown by Chuck Yeager and Clarence “Bud” Anderson on this rare, high altitude flight
I have always loved the look of US WWII fighters especially on the Mustang. The natural metal, colourful paintwork and nose art look just great. The Spitfires were covered in drab camouflage (but still managed to look pretty).
Yes but dont forget the Fw190 D9’s killed some of them as well, it was also a great aircraft with great and brave pilots.
The underslung Radiater was designed so that it actually produced a little thrust. but other then that it used the same engine as the Spitfire & Hurracane fighters used by the R.A.F. it was A license built Rolls-Royce Merlin Engine. they made them at Packard in the U.S.
Ever seen a p-51 at cruising altitude tage along with a jet????
No, No it’s not a jet. 
It’s just only normal piston engine. Nothing special..
