Plane and Pilot
DECEMBER 16, 2024
For one thing, the F2s fuselage hangs from a completely new wing with two distinct airfoil shapes. An obvious discontinuity leads to a thinner airfoil inboard. Wings, Things Major aerodynamic tweaks have been made. The outboard section of the wing is thicker at the leading edge and has a pronounced droop.
Plane and Pilot
OCTOBER 3, 2024
The airfoil is a Harry Riblett shape, giving modernized flow separation on the leading edge for a soft stall yet with good lift and drag performance. Pretty much the only metal parts are the landing gear legs, stainless firewalls, engine mounts, engines and hardware. Pricing You would have to ask.
Vintage Aviation News
MAY 2, 2025
The bulge in the back side of the firewall provides clearance for the oil tank. The airfoil and wing thickness for all Mustangs from the prototype NA-73 through the last P-51D-30NA produced had the same wing other than the altered kink at the root. The experimental XP-51F, XP-51G, P-51H, and twin Mustangs had a different wing design.
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