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Challenges 2 of 2
Challenges W: 2 L: 0
Past Challenges
2003 Boeing F-18
Owner: Ramair1
- The Hornet: 5 pts (loss)
- P-51 British Mustang: 15 pts (win)
- Total votes: 4
- Ended: May 26, 2008
2001 Lockheed Martin F-16
Owner: Ramair1
- Fighting Falcon: 5 pts (loss)
- P-51 British Mustang: 10 pts (win)
- Total votes: 3
- Ended: May 26, 2008
1944 North American P-51 Mustang
“P-51 British Mustang”
Last Updated: May 6, 2008
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In April, 1942, a British test pilot, Ronald Harker, flew the Mustang and was very impressed by it. He suggested that the new plane would be a natural fit with the Rolls Royce Merlin 60-series engine, well-suited to high altitudes. At the prodding of Major Thomas Hitchcock, the Americans began working along the same lines (using the Packard license-built version of the Merlin), and the first Merlin-equipped Mustang, the P-51B, flew in November, 1942. The results were impressive, to say the least. At 30,000 feet, the improved Mustang reached 440 MPH, almost 100 MPH faster than the Allison-equipped Mustang at that altitude.
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