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Feb 14^th, 2012 at 7:46pm

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I was watching a show on TV and they said that there was a plan to retrofit P-51's with trike landing gear, did this ever go into effect with any?

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Reply #1 - Feb 14^th, 2012 at 8:17pm

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P-51's should be tail draggers..thats how God and North American made them! Wink

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Reply #2 - Feb 14^th, 2012 at 9:27pm

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The only modified P-51s I have ever heard of or seen is the P-82 Twin Mustang, and the Piper Enforcer, which is essentially a turboprop version of the P-51.

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Reply #3 - Feb 15^th, 2012 at 11:56am

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DaveSims wrote on Feb 14^th, 2012 at 9:27pm:

The only modified P-51s I have ever heard of or seen is the P-82 Twin Mustang, and the Piper Enforcer, which is essentially a turboprop version of the P-51.

Yep, and even the re engined Enfocer had a tailwheel in the 80s.

To do a trike they'd probably need to re-engineer the whole wing to reposition the mainwheels for a start.

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