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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[50mm]

I won’t be soloing. I don’t have a pilot’s license. I would be flying backseat in a TF-51. LOL

I work with aircraft and I’ve flown in small aircraft for a couple of hundred hours or so as part of my job. I have taken the controls of a Cirrus SR-22 and a Cessna 170 while already airborne in each. I think I know enough about flying to solo. I just haven’t taken the time to get my formal training and license.

[jmacusa]

“When I saw those P-51s over Berlin I knew the jig was up.’’— Herman Goering. The P-51 ‘’Mustang’’. The little plane that won WW2.

[50mm]

I hope you fly one someday. Share the pics,OK?

I certainly will.

[PSYCHO-FREEP]

Was that a 170B? (Round tail) They are a fun aircraft, that is if you take that worthless Continental 0-300A3 off the firewall and replace with an 0-360 Lycoming. I owned one of those for a decade and used it all over Alaska. It was a great aircraft!

[50mm]

I meant a Cessna 172, not 170. Not sure of the model letter, but from looking at the Wiki on it, it was between E and H inclusive because it had circuit breakers, but not the Lycoming engine.

[hattend]

I took this photo at the National Championship Air Races in Reno...2010, I think.

[hattend]

In that Pic: P-38 in lead, F-22 on right wing, P-51 on left wing.