Lon Moer wrote:
airnutz wrote:
Decamara wrote:
Why are these being called "razor backs"?
The Jug is the only true razor back
Something foisted on history by Air Classics many moons ago. Highback is preferred by "real" Mustang lovers!
We need to quit tilting at windmills brother Don Q and pillory sum heathens until they "get it"...
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Most of the highly modified "D"'s that are full blown air racers are referred to as "turtle deck" Mustangs.
I wouldn't doubt that, it makes sense in classical aviation design terminology. A nick for the fairing structure behind the pilots upper torso and/or headrest. Actually back in the day in the 60's when around the aircraft or building models concerning P-51's I don't recall addressing the fuselage differences in Mustangs by labeling them. The "highback" birds were "greenhouse" or "greenhouse canopy" -51's and the later D models on where applicable were "bubble canopy", "bubble top", or "teardrop canopy" -51's. The razorback was exclusively for the "greenhouse" Jugs whose turtledeck extended into a spine along top of the barrel hull which reminded the crews of the razorback hawg(sp). Along came O'Leary, apparently taxed at having to say "bubble canopy" etc. and the rest is hist...ummm...err..new history...because this terminology has become accepted it applies to all highbacked aircraft. It's no skin off my nose really, but the result is it lessens the significance of the original exclusivity to the greenhouse Jugs.