If you had a choice between flying in a P-82 or a P-51, whic

[pbeegle1]

Which one would you want to ride in, just thought it would be fun to see what people would go for.

P-82 you would sit a cockpit by yourself.
P-51 has a stick and ruder peddles in the back so you could fly it.


Philip

[Mark V]

P-51 has a stick and ruder peddles in the back so you could fly it. Philip

The last two I was in did not, in fact apart from TF-51s I can only think of a few that do.

[mrhenniger]

I chose the P-82 because of the rarity and it is member of the Mustang family anyway.

Mike

[Michel Lemieux]

Just curious....

Does the P-82 has dual controls ???

Or is one the Nav & the other the pilot ?

[k5083]

Depends -- are we doing aerobatics?

The P-82 cockpits are several feet away from the roll axis of the airplane. If we're going to be doing rolls, it could be hard on my stomach. I might take a pass.

Unless Bob Hoover is doing the flying. Then I probably won't even notice.

August

[DIK SHEPHERD]

I don't know . . . , I think I'd probably prefer to get a ride in an He-111Z.

[Jerry O'Neill]

P-82 by far!
To put it in perspective, Mustangs are a dime a dozen, and you can buy a ride in some of those. A chance to ride in a P-82 is something I couldn't pass up.
Jerry

[bdk]

P-51 has a stick and ruder peddles in the back so you could fly it. Philip

The last two I was in did not, in fact apart from TF-51s I can only think of a few that do.

It is his fantasy, he can have it any way he wants!

[k5083]

Does the P-82 has dual controls ???

Or is one the Nav & the other the pilot ?

Early escort fighter variants (like the one in USAFM) had both cockpits with full controls so pilots could trade on long trips. Night fighters replaced one with a radar set.