New P-51H from A2A!

[Barfly]

http://a2asimulations.com/forum/view...p?f=82&t=28870

They may add an Accusim package to this somewhere down the road...

[Bomber_12th]

I'm looking forward to watching this project develop! Those are some great people that are part of the restoration of Louisiana Heatwave - I've gotten some tremendous assistance from a couple of them in the past on my own projects.

Yesterday I donated my collection of roughly 3,000 original P-51H factory engineering drawings to A2A for the cause, so hopefully they'll be able to be put to good use.

[skyhawka4m]

now we need an F-82!

[Sundog]

Excellent news! I'll finally get my favorite Mustang in FSX.

[Bomber_12th]

The P-51H, along with the test designs such as the XP-51F, XP-51G, and XP-51J, have sometimes been referred to as the "plastic Mustangs". This is due to the fact that phenolic resin (one of the plastics of the day) was used, quite a bit, in lieu of metal for several parts, or to line the surfaces of lighter-constructed metal parts, in an effort to cut the weight down as much as possible. The results and testing from the XP-51F and XP-51G designs led straight into the development of the production model P-51H, while the XP-51J was a further test development after the P-51H design had already been secured.

For those curious, there are currently two airworthy P-51H's in the world, and both are actually quite actively flown, and there are three P-51H's under restoration to fly. There is also an XP-51G under restoration to airworthy condition as well.

Hopefully the A2A P-51H will have the proper laminar airflow wing design by the time it is completed.

[roger-wilco-66]

Awesome image, John, thanks for posting it!

Cheers,
Mark