Photo of the Day: A P-51 Mustang, An F-22A Raptor

SUN 'n FUN 2011 Air Show, Florida, USA ^ | April 3, 2011 | Chris Hagood Photography

[EnjoyingLife]

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[zeugma]

Nice!Either the mustang was hauling ass, or the raptor was about to stall!

[JRandomFreeper]

One of those aircraft came from the factory with an O2 system that worked.

/johnny

[WorkerbeeCitizen]

Probably both

[albionin]

I was just thinking the same thing. My dad worked for the Naval Air Rework Facility in Norfolk, VA as an electrical engineer. He was in charge of the F-14 division. My heart always swells when I see any kind of display of military aviation. F-14’s and A-6’s were a common site flying low over our house on their way to NAS Oceana to do a touch and go. We sure have come a long way since the 70’s and 80’s.

[Vinnie]

I was fortunate to be able to take a similar pic at an airshow in Columbus, OH. several yrs. ago. Not nearly as nice .
It’s amazing the difference in size between yesterday’s fighters and today.

[MulberryDraw]

“The F-22 pilot can maintain control of the aircraft at speeds as low as that of a Piper Cub or at very high supersonic speeds.”

http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/aircraft/f-22.htm

[50mm]

The P-51 was added to the photo of the F-22. You can tell because the tail of the P-51 should be completely behind the wing of the F-22 since the P-51 is behind and below the F-22. I fixed the photo:

[patton]

Yep - the 1st is claerly photshopped.

[smokingfrog]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NhCqNIL6MOU

[50mm]

I take it back. It’s possible the photo was not Photoshopped. I was assuming the photos were taken from the ground. If the photo was take from another aircraft, the P-51 could be above and in front of the F-22.

[moovova]

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Thanks!

[50mm]

The P-51 is 32 feet long and the F-22 is 62 feet long, so the P-51 is in front of and above the F-22. The photo is probably real. My apologies to the photographer.

[ryan71]

I think you're correct.

[patton]

Hmmm. maybe.

(Dislexics of the world, UNTIE!)

[nascarnation]

Great pic, thanks.
About 10 yrs ago I was touring the shop where Roush builds their Nascar engines.
Off in a corner was special tooling where they were building V12s for Jack’s P-51. Very impressive hardware.
Not sure after two near fatal crashes if he still flies them or not.

[SC_Native]

Perhaps you could also add a pilot to the P51?

[50mm]

The pilot is toward the front of the P-51. This is a P-51 modified as a two-seater and there is nobody in the back seat.

[100American]

Go to the higher res photo, pilot clearly visible

[50mm]

I was wrong. See post 13.