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Spitfire MKXIV or Mustang P-51d which one prefer?

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  1. Arvin Grajau

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    #1 Arvin Grajau, Jan 24, 2012
    What aircraft do you prefer and why?
     
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    #3 Arvin Grajau, Jan 24, 2012
    HP Spitfire 2035 Mustang 1720
    top speed 721kph 703kph
    climb rate per min 5,200feet 3,475feet
     
  4. greg246

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  5. moretti

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    #5 moretti, Jan 24, 2012
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    I'm a Fokker Dr-1 person but have a soft spot for the Spitfire thanks to my English grandmother

    Of course these will destroy all of them
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    and of course this will destroy all your jets :p
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    Macchi Castoldi 205 Veltro.


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    #10 greg246, Jan 24, 2012
    Being of Italian design, it could fly backwards :p
     
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    What's this got to do with Ferrari cars?????
     
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    #12 moretti, Jan 24, 2012
    you'd be a Goose to go up in one of them :p
     
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    #13 moretti, Jan 24, 2012
    and the lifeboats were easy to accidently fall into :p
     
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    Enzo experimented with a 27 litre V12 to try and get one of those fat, heavy FEOHOS to move
     
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    The Mustang was a far superior plane.
     
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    #17 moretti, Jan 24, 2012
    ok, you win, any Natwest trained funds manager can do that :p
     
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    Trying to stay on topic OUT ---> :mad:
     
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    Glen never gets into the spirit of the event
     
  20. Arvin Grajau

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    #20 Arvin Grajau, Jan 24, 2012
    If you compare models to models its very close.
    I've read articles were pilots whom flew both said similar things ie
    Mustang had range longe range escort aircraft
    Spitfire had a better climb rate
    speed of both similar
    Dive Mustang better
    Spitfire better turning circle
    Roll rate Spitfire
    In a dogfight the Spitfire.
    All comes back to personel taste.
     
  21. RMV

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    #21 RMV, Jan 24, 2012
    I love both but there's something about the P-51D that makes it one of m favourite aircraft of all time.
     
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    #22 Arvin Grajau, Jan 24, 2012
    both winners,I like the Spitfire for it being British,but the P51 just has that tough look about it,more modern looking plane?
     
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    #23 RMV, Jan 24, 2012
    Absolutely! Two of the best, no doubt.

    Yes, I think the P-51D is a seriously beautiful aircraft, which doesn't hurt its overall appeal.

    A friend's dad regularly flies the RAAF museum P-51 and has also flown a spitfire, and from memory he prefers the Mustang.
     
  24. Arvin Grajau

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    #24 Arvin Grajau, Jan 24, 2012
    my godfather was killed in his own P51 in the late 60s at an airshow.
     
  25. moretti

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    #25 moretti, Jan 24, 2012
    Jeff Trappett ??
     
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