Radial Engine P-51 Mustang

[Bob]

Re: Radial Engine P-51 Mustang

no need for the radiator or the scoop.

[Peashooter]

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I dunno, y'all. For some reason, this just doesn't look like a Gold winner to me.......




Gary

Does Reg know you did this? Looks like a freakin' duster conversion!

[Bill Marsh]

Re: Radial Engine P-51 Mustang

AN AGSTANG?

BM

[retroaviation]

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Does Reg know you did this? Looks like a freakin' duster conversion!

Well, I can't take the credit for that jewel. It is just one of those items left annonymously in the break room of the CAF hangar here in Midland years ago. I just always thought it was funny. I'm glad y'all think so too.

Gary

[hm66sk]

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What engine was planned for the proposed radial version?

[luscombe]

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Somebody please correct me if I'm wrong but somewhere in my memory banks, I remember someone telling me that originally, the sea fury was going to get a Griffon but somewhere along the line, the design changed and it got the Radial...

This was explained to me why the fuse has to widen from the cockpit to the spinner...

Which has more HP... a "stock" Griffon or the 3350?

The engine i belive was going to be the napier saber a 24 cyclinder h pattern engine
wayne but it had problems and production was slow and restricted

[Jeff E]

Re: Radial Engine P-51 Mustang

AN AGSTANG?

BM

That is exactly what it looks like,,,

J

[Ron101502]

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I think I remember a picture of a P-47 with an in-line engine in a book somewhere, anybody know anything about it? Maybe I have it confused with the turboprop F-84.

Ron Henning

[RGRSTNDGBY]

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Ron, you've got it right..XP 47 H had a 2220 Inverted V 16 by Chrysler.. IIRC, an example of the engine is on Display in the Air Museum at Bradley Field, in Hartford Ct..rgr...

[Lockheed Bob]

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The book is "US Fighters" by Lloyd S. Jones. The book,pg.117 & 118, has both a picture of it plus the write up. They converted 2 P47s & installed the Chrysler XIV-2220-1 16-cylinder inverted Vee liquid-cooled engine which produced 2300hp.It was stated to reach 490mph in level flight. Not developed because the Chrysler engine never went into production.Big & not pretty.

[Apteryx]

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Small photo of P47-H

Paul

[AirDOGGe]

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Small photo of P47-H

Geez, not much "pretty" there, .....like a pregnant shark.


Maybe it SHOULD have gone into production.....The Luftwafe would have laughed themselves to death, and everyone could have gone home early.

The radialstang (agstang?) almost looks right, but I wonder how it would have appeared with a cowling over those exposed heads. certainly it couldn't have been left like that if any speed was desired.


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[Apteryx]

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Small drawing of radial Mustang HERE
If memory serves me, some one here had that Aerospace Projects Review volume, when this came up before.

Paul

[hm66sk]

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What engine was planned for the proposed radial version?

I ask again. Thanks

[stuntflyr]

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I ask again. Thanks

It was an R-2800. They were short of Packards because production was ceased after the war and the Air Force wanted the airplane to do ground attack in Korea. It was proposed but not acred upon.

Bill Mazala and friends worked up an R-2800 powered Mustang racer drawing and found it a very doable project. That was 25 years ago and the speeds probably aren't as fast as needed to "win" today.

Darryl Bond thought a Griffon powered Yak would be neat, I gave him a contact for 5 engines but it never went anywhere.

Chris...