Never knew this happened....

[knot4u]

http://www.mustang.gaetanmarie.com/articles/naval/naval.htm

[J.A.W.]

Re: Never knew this happened....

Yeah, & given the good old Navy vs Army rivalry..
.. the USN was keen to prove they didn't need no stinkin' 'Stang..

http://www.wwiiaircraftperformance.org/f4u/p-51b-f4u-1-navycomp.pdf

They would've found it kinda hard to get them gas hog R-2800s to cruise at ~400mph though..

[J.A.W.]

Re: Never knew this happened....

Placards listing performance for Corsair & Mustang in British service..

Note max continuous cruise speed at 20,000ft - `51D is 100mph faster..

http://www.wwiiaircraftperformance.org/f4u/corsair-IV-ads.jpg

http://www.wwiiaircraftperformance.org/mustang/mustang-IV-ads.jpg

[stuntflyr]

Re: Never knew this happened....

I don't see that. I see that the Corsair goes 415 at 19, 500, and the Mustang goes 437 at 24,000.
Oh, I see you're looking at the Maximum Weak Mixture speeds for 20,000 feet, 300 vs 400. Yeah, the Mustang goes fast.
Chris...

[J.A.W.]

Re: Never knew this happened....

USN vs USAF, 1949 recip' service fighter showdown.. 'blue on blue'?

http://www.wwiiaircraftperformance.org/F8F/F8F-2_Standard_Aircraft_Characteristics.pdf

http://www.wwiiaircraftperformance.org/mustang/F-51H_Mustang_SAC_-_22_March_1949.pdf

[laminar]

Re: Never knew this happened....

http://www.mustang.gaetanmarie.com/a...aval/naval.htm

Thank you for posting!
-Race 68
Wasabi

[J.A.W.]

Re: Never knew this happened....

& this is what the Brits did..

http://www.wwiiaircraftperformance.org/Fury/Sea_Fury_Flight.pdf

The RAF did not want any more recip' fighters, so no Sabre-Fury in service..
..but the RN needed a locally built replacement for their lend-lease Corsairs & Hellcats..
& Hawker got the gig..