Aces High Bulletin Board

General Forums => Aircraft and Vehicles => Topic started by: Bronk on January 18, 2006, 10:16:26 PM

Title: mustang ??
Post by: Bronk on January 18, 2006, 10:16:26 PM

This just came to mind as I was reading the 38/rolls powerd.
Ok now for the question. Was a griffon ever mated to the mustang airframe during the war for testing?




Bronk

Title: mustang ??
Post by: Debonair on January 19, 2006, 01:01:20 AM

There are some Griffon powered P-51 Reno Racers, thats all I know of...they tend to place very high

Title: mustang ??
Post by: gripen on January 19, 2006, 02:31:05 AM

RR had a project to put a Griffon to the Mustang airframe. It was quite similar concept as the P-39/P-63 ie the engine was located behind the pilot. It reached mock up stage and it featured Mustang wing and tail surfaces while the center fuselage was custom built.

gripen

Title: mustang ??
Post by: whels on January 19, 2006, 11:33:43 AM

P51  Precious Metal   Griffon powered.   the 3 links below might be a good source for start up and flying sounds for AH Griffon engine.

start up
http://www.preciousmetal-airracing.com/images/PM_start_seq.wmv

takeoff
http://www.preciousmetal-airracing.com/images/PM_Take_off_seq.wmv

flybye
http://www.preciousmetal-airracing.com/images/PM_Flyby_seq.wmv

Title: mustang ??
Post by: Bronk on January 20, 2006, 03:05:07 PM

I know about the reno aircraft. What i realy wanted to know was about  the historical period, if testing was ever done. It just seems to me if the spitfire got a nice performance boost.  They would have tried it on a P-51.



Bronk