P-51E, half a Twin-Mustang. *finished*

[PR19_Kit]

How about that.  I had always assumed a Twin Mustang was just that.  Maybe I should make one from two Mustangs, take it to a show and see if anyone notices...
 

One of us in the UK SIG has done just that, sadly I can't remember who but it may have been OGL. And NO-one notices it as a Whiff. 

There's also a  half-Twin, as Dave is building, and no-one notices THAT either!

[sandiego89]

How about that.  I had always assumed a Twin Mustang was just that.  Maybe I should make one from two Mustangs, take it to a show and see if anyone notices...
 

One of us in the UK SIG has done just that, sadly I can't remember who but it may have been OGL. And NO-one notices it as a Whiff. 

There's also a  half-Twin, as Dave is building, and no-one notices THAT either!

I guess only us eagle-eyed Whiffers would notice....or care! ha

It is subtle, but a fun project.  And you are right Kit, many will likely just see it as "another P-51"

The F-82 fuselage is so much longer than the P-51.   I may have to ignore center of gravity physics with all that fuel behind the wing, which I hate doing.  I prefer my builds to be somewhat realistic.  I might extend the horizontal stabilizers.  I seem to recall the P-51 was less stable until a significant amount of fuselage fuel was burned off.   

[frank2056]

How about that.  I had always assumed a Twin Mustang was just that.  Maybe I should make one from two Mustangs, take it to a show and see if anyone notices...

"What's this?"
"It's a Twin Mustang"

[sandiego89]

Fuselage work

Knocked off most of the raised panel lines with a blade and 800 grit sandpaper.





First surprise, both the propellor shaft retention pieces #14 were missing from the kit (open box swap meet kit purchased 15-20 years ago).  Mounting a brass tubing for the shaft, with an outer and inner shaft.  I do like props that can spin.  Don't tell the pilot there is a massive shaft by the rudder pedals, he has enough to worry about.   







 

[Rick Lowe]

And you have the flame-damping exhausts, too - will this be pertinent to the backstory/markings?

[jcf]

Enlarging the tailplanes/horizontal stabilizers would be a good solution to restoring
control in pitch, or give it an all-moving tail like that tested on the XP-42 in 1944 and
into 1945. The NACA research showed that an all-movable surface could be up to 35%
smaller than a standard fixed stabilizer+elevator flying surface and still provide the
same amount of control.

March 1945 Kleckner Advance Report Flight Tests All-Movable Horizontal Tail

It was an extension of 1942-'43 work done by R.T. Jones and Kleckner on an
all-movable vertical tail surface first published in an Advanced Restricted Report
in January 1943. This is the final sentence of the Further Research section of that
report:
"It appears that flight tests of an all-movable horizontal tail warrant consideration."


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[kerick]

Take an F-82, close up the landing gear well on one wing, use the standard main gear set up on just one fuselage and discard the other fuselage. This will give you a single wheel, one fuselage Mustang with outrigger wheels on the wingtips. Now I need an F-82 kit.

[NARSES2]

How about that.  I had always assumed a Twin Mustang was just that. 

You and me both Fred 

[sandiego89]

Buttoning up the fuselage.  The kit instrument panel was a poor firt so scratched one up. 

This is the starboard F-82 fuselage.  I could have gone with both inner fuselage halves for the single fuselage version, they met up rather well.  That inners would have eased the fitting of the wing and horizontal stabilizer, but I like the idea of keeping an extra complete fuselage handy for another project.   



Next to another P-51D, why yes it is the old Matchbox kit, how did you know? 



The difference between a Mustangf and a Twin Mustang fuselage is readily apparant

[PR19_Kit]

The difference between a Mustangf and a Twin Mustang fuselage is readily apparant

But only if you have one of the others nearby. 

Otherwise your eyes/brain just say 'Oh, another Mustang'.

[perttime]

Any aircraft that has the radiator below the fuselage seems to "look like a Mustang".

[PR19_Kit]

Any aircraft that has the radiator below the fuselage seems to "look like a Mustang".

Viz and MB5, of any variation.

I once had a guy at a show say 'Is that a British built Mustang then?' when looking at an OOB 1/72 scale MB5 built as the prototype! 

[Rick Lowe]

Any aircraft that has the radiator below the fuselage seems to "look like a Mustang".

Viz and MB5, of any variation.

I once had a guy at a show say 'Is that a British built Mustang then?' when looking at an OOB 1/72 scale MB5 built as the prototype! 

A good opportunity to Spread the Word and Educate. 

[Gondor]

Any aircraft that has the radiator below the fuselage seems to "look like a Mustang".

Viz and MB5, of any variation.

I once had a guy at a show say 'Is that a British built Mustang then?' when looking at an OOB 1/72 scale MB5 built as the prototype! 

I have a CA-15 that I intend to do in US service, just to mess with people's heads.

[Rick Lowe]

Any aircraft that has the radiator below the fuselage seems to "look like a Mustang".

Viz and MB5, of any variation.

I once had a guy at a show say 'Is that a British built Mustang then?' when looking at an OOB 1/72 scale MB5 built as the prototype! 

I have a CA-15 that I intend to do in US service, just to mess with people's heads.

Good Man! Carry on, I say!