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Title: F-82 TWIN MUSTANG!
Post by: BBP on January 29, 2017, 08:00:34 PM: UNBELEIVABLE!!!!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_F-82_Twin_Mustang

I WANT ONE!!! :joystick: :airplane:
Title: Re: F-82 TWIN MUSTANG!
Post by: BBP on January 30, 2017, 07:40:48 PM: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_F-82_Twin_Mustang#/media/File:North_American_XP-82_Twin_Mustang_44-83887.Color.jpg
Title: Re: F-82 TWIN MUSTANG!
Post by: Ack-Ack on January 30, 2017, 07:57:09 PM: Would fit in a Korean War arena.
Title: Re: F-82 TWIN MUSTANG!
Post by: Drano on January 30, 2017, 11:03:07 PM: They're actually restoring one of these to flying condition. Last I saw it was coming along nicely. Engines hung, on its gear.

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Title: Re: F-82 TWIN MUSTANG!
Post by: Vraciu on February 07, 2017, 04:08:34 PM: Quote from: Drano on January 30, 2017, 11:03:07 PM
They're actually restoring one of these to flying condition. Last I saw it was coming along nicely. Engines hung, on its gear.

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I was in Harlingen when the CAF crunched theirs. Such a bummer. :(
Title: Re: F-82 TWIN MUSTANG!
Post by: DaveBB on February 07, 2017, 05:07:44 PM: F-82 was ruined when they switched it back to junky American made Allison engines. Much performance was lost.
Title: Re: F-82 TWIN MUSTANG!
Post by: Vraciu on February 07, 2017, 05:16:33 PM: Quote from: DaveBB on February 07, 2017, 05:07:44 PM
F-82 was ruined when they switched it back to junky American made Allison engines. Much performance was lost.

Very true. And it became kinda' ugly, too.
Title: Re: F-82 TWIN MUSTANG!
Post by: oakranger on February 07, 2017, 06:45:50 PM: Quote from: Ack-Ack on January 30, 2017, 07:57:09 PM
Would fit in a Korean War arena.

And it did good in that war.....for a short time. Got the first three air to air kills.