TF-51 Mustang project at MeierMotors Serial 44-63473

and here is the videofile http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yzOWR-4BDw&feature=youtu.be

Have fun 😀

final stage

last but not least some impressions

to American icons, the Mustang and the Harley Davidson in front of the MeierMotors shop. Btw. Achim himself converted the shovelhead

Thats it … another major project done, hope you enjoyed the journey

just a checkflight

Yiehaaaaaa ….. these are the questions I love whilest AchimMeir is preparing for another checkflight “Hey Matthias, lets take a ride, are you interested ?” OF COURSE I AM

cruising with Achim in the TF-51 “Little Ite” D-FUNN … what an experience

cruising with 250 mp/h, thats it ! On the right my hometown Freiburg i.Br. and the beautiful landscape of the Black Forest

on the left the river Rhein, seperated in two rivers; on the left the french Rheinchannel, on the right the german “Oldrhine”. The french part is used for commercial shipping to Rotterdam from Basel (Switzerland), the german part only for recreational use. These are the small things where you can recognize wether you lost or won a war …….

okay, I am looking a bit strange …. but its not so easy to take a picture of yourself while strapped in the seat and the camera ribbon round your neck, and yes I should shave my skin. Thats a banker looks like when he is on holiday and takes a Mustang ride

final on ETDG

job done

North American TF-51 “Little Ite” – D-FUNN

June 2012 ….. final checks and flights

glazing in the early summer sun … this baby is really a dream

pure Mustang shape

eyecandy

final stage

The project is finished, Achim did the testflights of that beauty. In some days the fighter will be delivered to its new owner, the Air Fighter Academy GmbH based at Heringsdorf on the island Usedom …. time to say good bye with some pictures

maidenflight in March 2012, Achim Meier at the controls, Mustang-man Oleg (responsible mech on the backseat)

a beauty in the sun

some work

testruns

Looks a very nice aircraft, where has the right hand exhaust shroud gone in the photos of it with the cowlings on?

So who’s the owner of the aircraft?

AirFighterAcademy GmbH Usedom/Heringsdorf

So who’s the owner of the aircraft?

final shots

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…. I think the next pictures will show the maiden flight. Hope I can be there when Achim takes that beauty to the sky

some pretty small updates on the TF-project

The project is finished, just small wishes of the costumer like those bombracks

overall view

what a nose …. love that ship really. Okay, its not a roundengine, that hurts, but she´s really a beauty

fuel-noise-converter

thats a really piece of art

They actually used filler on the leading edges and around the first 25% of the wing cord, before painting in a dull silver finish.

My understanding was that the finish on the wing was important to preserve the benifits of the ” laminer flow ” , in much the same way as a dimpled golf ball flies better than a smooth shiny one .

Finally Europe is getting some more P-51’s finished properly :diablo:
As for losing their shine, tell the owner not to be so lazy & keep up the polishing :diablo:

I’ve heard that North American painted the wings so as to smooth the surface finish of the wing as much as possible

They actually used filler on the leading edges and around the first 25% of the wing cord, before painting in a dull silver finish.

I’ve heard that North American painted the wings so as to smooth the surface finish of the wing as much as possible, the paint acting as a kind of filler around rivets and panel lines etc.

Great work by the Meier Motors team, I can’t believe this project has come on so quickly.

Thanks for answering that Mathias, and thank you for posting the beautiful photos of this magnificent restoration. I know quality when I see it.

Happy Christmas.

Jeff.

Thanks nibb100, a very logical answer..yes, the reflection would be incredible.

Jeff

no, that doesnt matter. It was the wish of the costumer to paint the wing in light grey and its looks uncredible good.

Here a picture of my flight with a polished p-51 over the black forest. Again, the high polish look lasts only a few flights, after that the plane will weather in a incredible form. In my eyes, after a few flights it looks really perfect

and thats how the plane looks after a year flightexperience 🙂

Thanks nibb100, a very logical answer..yes, the reflection would be incredible.

Jeff

Fabulous! but can you answer my question as to why the wings were painted and not polised?

Jeff

I would think it’s because of there being too much reflection into the pilot’s eyes from polished wings

Although I’m not a big fan of a high polish finish, I must say that this aircraft looks stunning in all details. Congratulations to everyone concerned at MeierMotors!

Fabulous! but can you answer my question as to why the wings were painted and not polised?

Jeff