Thu Dec 13, 2018 12:17 pm
When World War II ended, the venerable wartime North American Aviation P-51 Mustang spawned the twin-fuselage F-82 Twin Mustang. But history almost forgot the way the F-82 was in turn reworked in the form of a twin-boom, high tail attack plane, the A-51 Stallion, sort of a cross between a P-38 Lightning and NAA's later Bronco.
Like the string of other attack prototypes that appeared at the same (see the rest of this gallery) the A-51 program was dropped when the attack mission was abandoned by the newly formed U.S. Air Force, and only three YA-51 aircraft were built
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JohnB wrote:I don't think the twin lightning would work...isn't the pilot where engine accessories...or the spar (an important part)...or the gear...be?
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Michel Lemieux wrote:A-51 Stallion....
https://www.deviantart.com/bispro/art/North-American-A-51-Stallion-326504426
http://aviadesign.online.fr/pages/naa-stallion.htmWhen World War II ended, the venerable wartime North American Aviation P-51 Mustang spawned the twin-fuselage F-82 Twin Mustang. But history almost forgot the way the F-82 was in turn reworked in the form of a twin-boom, high tail attack plane, the A-51 Stallion, sort of a cross between a P-38 Lightning and NAA's later Bronco.
Like the string of other attack prototypes that appeared at the same (see the rest of this gallery) the A-51 program was dropped when the attack mission was abandoned by the newly formed U.S. Air Force, and only three YA-51 aircraft were built
Wonder if this is purely a photo montage......hehe....