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To: afraidfortherepublic
Thanks AFR...good article ... .....notice how 'rough' this early P51 is to later versions?; Whitewall fires?
18 posted on 01/04/2014 9:33:16 AM PST by virgil283 (When the sun spins, the cross appears, and the skies burn red)
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To: virgil283

P51C is the early model before the “bubble” canope. This is also the first time I have seen whitewall tires on a P51 or any airplane for that matter.


31 posted on 01/04/2014 10:11:51 AM PST by Parley Baer
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To: virgil283

“Whitewall tires?”

For some reason whitewall tires had fewer blowouts and didn’t accumulate static charge. IIRC.


33 posted on 01/04/2014 10:21:58 AM PST by PLMerite (Shut the Beyotch Down! Burn, baby, burn!)
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