Princess Elizabeth engine runs!

Princess Elizabeth was out on the grass again this afternoon having an engine run.

Will J,
Slightly off topic – Shouldn’t your user title be “Dakota Promota”?
My very first flight was in a Dakota – 3 months old I was – in 1956, from London to Wick if IRCC 😀

I guess so! I put in the user title before the magazine title was decided upon, I try to avoid plugging it to much here to avoid treading on Key Publishing’s toes 😀 , if you have a copy, any constructive criticism would be greatfully accepted via PM.

PS Proof that the title existed long before my installation as ‘AACF graphics dept’ . 🙂

Nice to see tha over on www.avi8.com its a really nice place to go very friendly

And the tailsection was from a crashed P-51B too.

Cheers

Cees

I don’t think the aircraft was converted from an Allison A-36 variant. If memory serves me right, Regina started with a P-51B/C centre section, which he completed with a D mainplane and sundry other components.

Veltro[/QUOTE]

As the above poster pointed out it was a “B” wing that had a “D” fuselage converted to look like a “B” fuselage. The fuselage was modified by JOHN MUZALA”S shop PACIFIC FIGHTERS to “B” specs for the latest restoration.

Second restoration

I believe the second restoration was caused by acute pilot discomfort following the discovery of the amount of putty & paint covering active corrosion of main structures.

I don’t think the aircraft was converted from an Allison A-36 variant. If memory serves me right, Regina started with a P-51B/C centre section, which he completed with a D mainplane and sundry other components.

Veltro

Will J,
Slightly off topic – Shouldn’t your user title be “Dakota Promota”?
My very first flight was in a Dakota – 3 months old I was – in 1956, from London to Wick if IRCC 😀

The outer wing panels were modified D model examples

The ones on it now are B/C model.

Ah, fair enough, I was half right, although I’m sure there was something about the wingtips being the wrong shape?

I’m sure others have more detailed information, but i believe it was in search of greater accuracy, when aquired the Mustang had later spec. P51D wings, and needed other detail improvements.

Echoing what others have said, it is a real privilege to have seen this restoration develop at close quarters, and also that Legends cannot come quick enough! Well done TFC 🙂

Could i ask why she has had to be rebuilt so soon after being bought over here,surely she was’nt in that bad a need of a rebuild.
I think she only flew for 1 season or seemed like it.

I understand this is just the initial set up (quite normal) as received from the overhaul shop and that once in use the blades would not revert to this setting on shut down.

*nods*

Thanks 🙂

Ah. (I think!)

All the other CS hubs I’ve seen on piston engines go to fine pitch when they’re shut down … although those fitted on multi-engined aircraft have the feathering gear on them too. Is there a particular reason why PE’s hub goes coarse, or will it stay in fine pitch once the engine’s been run and shut down normally?

I understand this is just the initial set up (quite normal) as received from the overhaul shop and that once in use the blades would not revert to this setting on shut down.

The prop blades and dome are set to course pitch on fitment thus allowing oil to bring the blades back into fine pitch on start up…

Ah. (I think!)

All the other CS hubs I’ve seen on piston engines go to fine pitch when they’re shut down … although those fitted on multi-engined aircraft have the feathering gear on them too. Is there a particular reason why PE’s hub goes coarse, or will it stay in fine pitch once the engine’s been run and shut down normally?

Will be nice to see this BlueNose P-51 from the 352nd back in blue skies and green fields of the UK again. What is the background of the Mustang? I beleive that Rob Lamplough own’s and files a BlueNose P-51 that was actually a real BlueNose 352nd
plane in WWII ? A salute on the rebuild !!!!!!!

BlueNoser352!

Whoopee!!! Cant wait to see her in the air again!

Excellent. It’ll be nice to see a high-back flying again. Is it me, or do her prop blades seem to be at an extremely coarse pitch?

The prop blades and dome are set to course pitch on fitment thus allowing oil to bring the blades back into fine pitch on start up…

Fantastic news !

Looking forward to seeing her fly this summer.

Congratulations to the restoration team

Tops! Is she realy going to make it this season! 😎

J.V.

Excellent. It’ll be nice to see a high-back flying again. Is it me, or do her prop blades seem to be at an extremely coarse pitch?