Plane Spotting
Fri Oct 21, 2005 10:54 am
Cavalier Mustang N51DL just pulled up on the Epps Aviation ramp here at PDK. Camo paint with tip tanks. Cool!!!!!!!!!!
Robbie
Robbie
Fri Oct 21, 2005 2:56 pm
PICTURE!!!! Dont type take a picture!!!
Fri Oct 21, 2005 4:30 pm
Here is a shot from mustangsmustangs.com.
You are right, it is a really cool Mustang! And very unique!
Eric
You are right, it is a really cool Mustang! And very unique!
Eric
Fri Oct 21, 2005 6:45 pm
What are those things on the wingtips?
Fri Oct 21, 2005 7:51 pm
Those are outboard wing tip fuel tanks. Like the outboard wing tip fuel tanks on the super connies.
Eric
Eric
Fri Oct 21, 2005 8:07 pm
That Mustang has a very interesting history.
Here is the link to mustangsmustangs.com.
http://www.mustangsmustangs.com/p-51/survivors/pages/44-13257.shtml
And the warbird registry.
http://www.warbirdregistry.org/p51registry/p51-4413257.html
Eric
Here is the link to mustangsmustangs.com.
http://www.mustangsmustangs.com/p-51/survivors/pages/44-13257.shtml
And the warbird registry.
http://www.warbirdregistry.org/p51registry/p51-4413257.html
Eric
Fri Oct 21, 2005 9:14 pm
You don't see it out in the open that much. Good Capture!
Cheers,
Lynn
Cheers,
Lynn
Fri Oct 21, 2005 9:19 pm
I was lucky enough to be down at Frank Stricklers place in Denton, TX several years back. Lindseys son was down to fly this plane and it was when it was still in the red and white scheme it had been in for so long. While we were talking to him, he remarked that this plane had been in the family longer than he had! You are right, it is beautiful! Tailwinds, Steve.
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Fri Oct 21, 2005 10:08 pm
Eureka181 wrote:Those are outboard wing tip fuel tanks. Like the outboard wing tip fuel tanks on the super connies.
Eric
Are there 'inboard' wingtip fuel tanks??
Fri Oct 21, 2005 11:09 pm
Randy Haskin,
No, I don't think there would be inboard wing tip tanks. If so that would be really odd.
Maybe I was confusing when I said "outboard". I didn't mean to suggest there were inboards. I have always called those wing tip tanks "outboard wing tip tanks" because they are outboard to the tanks in the wings. Just a habit.
Eric
No, I don't think there would be inboard wing tip tanks. If so that would be really odd.
Maybe I was confusing when I said "outboard". I didn't mean to suggest there were inboards. I have always called those wing tip tanks "outboard wing tip tanks" because they are outboard to the tanks in the wings. Just a habit.
Eric
Tip tanks
Fri Oct 21, 2005 11:21 pm
Those are inboard, outboard, upper, lower, full, empty tanks....
I think this is a neat machine... glad we still have a full blown Cavalier flying.
Here is my shot taken a few years back....
I think this is a neat machine... glad we still have a full blown Cavalier flying.
Here is my shot taken a few years back....
Fri Oct 21, 2005 11:32 pm
C170BDan,
Where was that Mustang picture taken?
Eric
Where was that Mustang picture taken?
Eric
Sat Oct 22, 2005 7:54 am
Looks like Denton where I shot her on takeoff....Now if I could just go through the process of posting a pic.... 
Tailwinds, Steve.
Tailwinds, Steve.
51
Sat Oct 22, 2005 8:04 am
Yes.... Denton... about 1990 or 1991.