XP-82 Twin Mustang May 2018 UPDATE and walk-around Video

menards · **Joined:** Wed Jan 04, 2012 12:46 pm **Posts:** 543

looks like they are 99.9% there....... with 80% left to go..... keep chugging along, that plane will be awesome to see.

DH82EH · **Posted:** Tue May 22, 2018 7:32 pm

The scale of this project just never ceases to absolutely blow me away! WOW!
I love how pieces of this puzzle have come together from so many sources. Puzzle pieces seemingly winkled out of god knows where.
The skill and artistry is nothing short of magnificent.
Attention to detail is unsurpassed. Locating that Starrett level at somewhere as pedestrian as Grainger is a weird kind of poetic justice.
Fantastic!

Thanks for sharing this amazing journey with us.

Much respect.

Andy Scott

Lon Moer · **Posted:** Wed Jun 27, 2018 9:46 pm

EAA youtube

ed, wow, that video is gone...it had the parts collection process and the Walter Soplata family, ect.

Decamara · **Joined:** Wed Jul 31, 2013 4:14 pm **Posts:** 72

Vid unavailable

bmoran · **Joined:** Sun Jan 03, 2010 9:48 am **Posts:** 142

Try this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1RcoyUYTM0

Mark Allen M · **Joined:** Fri Feb 03, 2012 1:48 pm **Posts:** 7820

I believe this was a recent flight.

... that didn't go too well, but fortunately both "pieces" carried on flying separately just fine.

Michel Lemieux · **Posted:** Tue Jul 03, 2018 12:30 pm

Compression effect on the picture right?

Pogmusic · **Posted:** Mon Jul 09, 2018 1:01 pm

Heard it was this week.

cptsmith · **Joined:** Sun Feb 05, 2012 6:59 pm **Posts:** 70

Was taxiing around today, I would have taken video but didn't think anyone here would be interested.

Boeing666 · **Posted:** Mon Jul 09, 2018 9:38 pm

If it were to fly sometime this week, how many required hours of flight would it need for testing before it could go to OSH?

kalamazookid · **Posted:** Tue Jul 10, 2018 6:32 am

High speed taxi tests were conducted yesterday.

https://www.facebook.com/Xp-82-Twin-Mus ... 783063916/

Pogmusic · **Posted:** Tue Jul 10, 2018 7:51 am

Are they conducting the taxi tests without the engine access panels installed? If so, why do they do it that way? Safety for quick access?

BK · **Joined:** Sun Oct 09, 2005 4:23 pm **Posts:** 594

Boeing666 wrote:

If it were to fly sometime this week, how many required hours of flight would it need for testing before it could go to OSH?

Someone told me 40 hours. If true, I doubt it will make OSH.

phil65 · **Posted:** Tue Jul 10, 2018 10:58 am

Pogmusic wrote:

Are they conducting the taxi tests without the engine access panels installed? If so, why do they do it that way? Safety for quick access?

My guess, easier to look for leaks or other issues.

Phil

BK · **Joined:** Sun Oct 09, 2005 4:23 pm **Posts:** 594

Sasnak wrote:

Tom reported on Facebook that they had "successful high speed taxi tests" on Monday. He said she would be flying very soon.

Anybody got a feel for the latest? I can understand that he's busy, so thought I'd see if anybody here has been stopping by to see what's going on.

The Green Dot guys at EAA said first flight was suppose to happen two days ago. I'd like to think when it flies we'd hear about it. Every day it doesn't fly it's that much more likely it won't make Oshkosh.

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