Simviation Forum - Nice Mustang, now what is it?

May 9^th, 2004 at 7:45pm

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Found this over at Airliners. Amazing looking plane and I'm sure it can't be a production model. Anyone know anything about it? Shocked

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Reply #1 - May 9^th, 2004 at 7:46pm

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Looks to me like a very heavily modified Reno Racer... 8)

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Reply #2 - May 9^th, 2004 at 8:46pm

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It's about the only racing Mustang without a Merlin engine. "Precious Metal" sports a Griffon.

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Reply #3 - May 9^th, 2004 at 11:06pm

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A Mustang with a Griffon!? My prayers have been answered! Grin

Man, I'll bet that's a beautiful sounding plane!

There is no way this thing was ever a stock P-51. The fuselage looks a lot bigger around, the tail is about half again as tall, and the oil cooler intake was relocated (oddly enough, in the same place as the Mustang prototype) back to the top of the nose. The radiator vent is a lot longer, and then there is the canopy and the contra-rotating props. I'm betting this thing is a totally new plane adapted from the Mustang design.

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Reply #4 - May 9^th, 2004 at 11:47pm

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Precious Metal was a real P-51D at one point...

http://www.preciousmetalairracing.com

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Reply #5 - May 10^th, 2004 at 4:22am

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I wouldn't have a clue but what a mean looking piece of equipment ! ! !

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Reply #6 - May 10^th, 2004 at 7:50am

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I've seen pictures of her before, but I didn't realise she had a Griffon engine. That is pretty mad!!!! And she'd need the contra-rotating props otherwise she'd just taking in circles from the engine torque Grin

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Reply #7 - May 10^th, 2004 at 8:47am

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speaking about engines and Reno, what the hell is this: http://www.airliners.net/open.file/575755/L/ you can barely see the plane attached to the engine Roll Eyes

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Reply #8 - May 10^th, 2004 at 9:02am

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That is, as the label says, a Gee Bee R-2.

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Reply #9 - May 10^th, 2004 at 3:00pm

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That sir is a Gee Bee R2, made by the Granville Brothers. More info about the series can bee found here:

http://www.geebee.com/

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Reply #10 - May 10^th, 2004 at 6:07pm

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There was another Griffon engined Reno Mustang at one time also called "World Jet" but I'm not sure if that one is still around. I guess they needed to add a Real engine to play with the big boys in their Sea Furies Wink

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Reply #11 - May 12^th, 2004 at 2:23am

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44-73518 N5483V " Precious Metal "
Type: P-51D-25NA
Serial #: 44-73518
Registry: N5483V
Owner: Don Whittington
Base: Fort Lauderdale FL
Status: in Restoration

History / Previous Identities:

1963: N5483V(1)
1975: racer built by Gary Levitz "Precious Metal"
1976: "Miss Florida III" (Don Whittington)
1978: "Precious Metal" #9 (Don Whittington)
1984: P-51D N5483V put into storage -
Tail section used on a newly built Griffon powered racer N6WJ.
Goto Page of N6WJ
1987: N6WJ Griffon engine racer built - showed at Reno '88
crashed at Reno -not N5483V
1989: N5483V taken out of storage after N6WJ crashed at Reno -
stock tail installed on N5483V
1990: N5483V ditched at sea TX, salvaged for rebuild
(ditched because of bad WX at destination and low fuel)

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