@pavthepilot yes, I am on Discord. How would I join your channel?

@ChiChiWerx thanks ! , Are you interested in discord , that Badge thing I have on my profile is the Wingmen SP discord badge, we would need some new active members!

Anyway, I really like your build.

@pavthepilot no...I’m pretty sure we’re empirically correct and his opinion is incorrect. Believe me, I’m pretty much only opinionated about those things I’m certain of.

@ChiChiWerx maybe we are incorrect

@ChiChiWerx I didn't even read what ChromeGamer25 said .

Both. The very first comment below on this post is an assessment of your build. I like your build and for some reason, there’s a current of misconception against the Mustang in SP. Anyhow, you agreed with ChromeGamer25, but he’s incorrect.

@ChiChiWerx you are talking about the plane I built or about the P-51 vs Spitfire?

@pavthepilot I’m sorry you got an incorrect view of history and the Mustang’s reputation. In my professional opinion, he’s incorrect in his assessment.

@ChromeGamer25 I strenuously disagree...the P-51 has ended up on nearly every aviation historian’s list of finest fighters, ever, for any time period. Sure, the victor tends to write history, but Mustang pilots were pretty unanimous in their praise of the P-51 and every US fighter pilot wanted to fly one. Col Bud Anderson gave a talk some years ago in my squadron (I also bought his book there) and he was overjoyed with the P-51. In his anecdote discussing one of his most famous kills vs. an Fw-190, he talked about how he went vertical with the Fw, “knowing” he could beat the Fw with full confidence in his plane and the Packard-built Merlin (don’t think to correct me here—the Merlin was license built by Packard and equipped most P-51s during the war). Anyway, he killed the Fw and the unfortunate Luftwaffe pilot. So, I believe your assessment to be incorrect—from an anecdotal perspective, at least. Here’s a discussion you might enjoy. In case you’re wondering, I have a Bachelor if Science degree in History from the United States Air Force Academy, served 24 years flying U-2s, T-38s, T-37s and KC-135s. So I know a bit about flying. And history. And aviation history. And WWII aviation history. The Merlin-powered P-51 was the right balance, turned well enough and was certainly faster than nearly every German and Japanese prop fighter it encountered. If you even have an iota of an inkling that I am who I say I am, you might want to reconsider your position. If you think I’m a liar and internet poseur, then I’ll never convince you otherwise. Either way, I made my argument in the references post. Check my bio (short as it is), look at all my comments. Either way, you might enjoy the read.

Ok, I like it. Simple, sure, but that’s part of the charm here. The colors are fantastic, the pitch rate is realistic—no wobble, another plus. It doesn’t roll quite as fast as it should, but it’s not far off. It also isn’t fast enough, but that’s because the SP engine sucks. We have XML drag reduction now, so that might be something we can all fix. I especially like that it’s an A model (actually this is closer to a B or C model, the first two Merlin variants). I encourage you to build a super realistic P-51, but in any event, this should have gotten more upvotes.

@ChromeGamer25 well , I never knew the p-51 was that bad , thanks for your info and upvote

I love older mustangs. A lot of people know about the p51d and with all the movies and stereotypes about it it's kind of been ruined by culture. The 51D was never anything more than a bomber escort. It could be out dove and out climbed by almost every turn fighter and could be out turned by every energy fighter. The only reason so many survive is because it was a hit with civilians and so they didnt scrap as many after the war. The p51D was utter garbage in combat as any new pilot could easily keep up with even the most experienced p51d veterans. All in all the older variants had improved roll rate and could dive and climb better because they were lighter. They had higher energy retention and some even scored 20 milimeter cannons in the wings. I kind of like the built in canopy vs the dom one too, makes it feel like an American 109.

Np

@BusterShortWolf thank you

What a plane