P-51 Vertical Stabilizer

Blue Noser, KW’s Mosquito and that in the picture are one and the same. RS712 I think she is off the top of my head.

Absolutely correct – here she is in close-up:

and another:

and just to get back on thread – they have the fourth prototype Mustang in the same hangar as the Mosquito and the P-51D:

Blue Noser, KW’s Mosquito and that in the picture are one and the same. RS712 I think she is off the top of my head.

Nice photos..what is the story on that Mosquito ?

Nice shot of the Mustang…what is the story on that Mosquito….did not know they had one in the musuem. Does Kermit Weeks still have his Mossie? Guess there are no flying examples still in the UK or US..hope that will change on day soon ! Thanks for the story & photos ….

BlueNoser352

Here’s one I saw last Monday 🙂

EAA AirVenture Museum, Oshkosh, WI.

The F-51D in the EAA collection was manufactured in 1944. Its original designation was P-51D-30NA, its serial number is 44-75007 and its registration number is N3451D. It was acquired by the EAA in 1977 and flew until it was retired to the museum’s Eagle Hangar in 2003.

I think you will find it was first introduced on the P-51H (lightweight Mustang) in 1945.

Not so. The P-51H unit was different. The taller fin for the D model was originally a NACA design from the 1940s, fitted to some of their aircraft. One of those aircraft was purchased by Trans Florida/Cavalier in the late 1950s, who decided they liked the improved stability provided, and fitted it to some of the aircraft they remanufactured. They also applied for a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) from the FAA so the modified fin could be fitted to their civilian executive conversions too.

It is the same width, but taller. It is the modified fin fitted to later, Cavalier-modified P-51s in the 1960s.

I think you will find it was first introduced on the P-51H (lightweight Mustang) in 1945.

It is the same width, but taller. It is the modified fin fitted to later, Cavalier-modified P-51s in the 1960s.