this is going on my list as one of the best warbird vids. Would LOVE to see a P-47 joining. Gorgeous video of the Stang and Spit. These are very experienced pilots. Awesome!
As an American I’m proud of both of these amazing planes. It’s amazing what our peoples can do when we put our minds to it. I’m even prouder to call myself an American with 88% of my DNA coming from Britain (67% English and Welsh & 21% Irish and Scottish) and perhaps most of all too call Britain our Ally and our Brothers! 🇬🇧🇺🇸
It's hilarious how some things haven't changed. They're basically the same engine design, yet the one built by the British sounds so smooth and refined, and the one built by The Americans sound so angry and shouty. Lol love them both. Love the character that everything seems to have had back then.
deejayimm The Mustangs PACKARD merlin was modified, had an entire different 2 stage 2 speed supercharger, carburator and inter cooler, it also swung a larger wider bladed prop, and the Merlin versions used in the Mustang were NOT used in any other plane !!! Yes they were a different version !!! Similar, is not the same !! !
@@wilburfinnigan2142 Wilbur that was NOT the point. 1. We were not required to use the best plane in the theatre to escort your Bombers and with the XII and XVI Vickers now had a G/A plane that could take over what the RAF Mustang was doing. The Mustang had seen hard service since 42 2. All my points are correct The P51D was beaten by the Spitfire in most Flying Characteristics 3. You Americans always believed bigger was better Well the Spitfire showed you how wrong you were
@@jacktattis Best plane in the theater ????? hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha...so short legged in could not leave sight of it home base !!!! hahahahahahahaaha
the p51 and spitfire were my 2 favorite planes growing up, the corsair was close...but ya gotta love that merlin engine. the Brits and Americans make great aircraft
The Mustang at high altitude performed better and at lower altitudes the Spitfire was better. Their roles were different too, the Spitfire was an interceptor while the Mustang was a long range bomber escort fighter.
Yet the Spitfire climbed much better up to higher altitude than the P 51 could reach and had better maneuverability at any height., The Spitfire was an interceptor and also did many other things, the P 51 by 1944 was a long range escort for the USAAF, yet the Spitfire very often did escort USAAF bombers.
Pretty sure the noise is from the inner gun ports on the P51. The two outer gun muzzles on each wing protruded a little from their ports, but the inner guns were set back a few inches, leaving a space inside the port that whistled in the slipstream. There is a P51 flying in New Zealand with the ports blanked off by dummy muzzles and we hear no whistling when that aircraft is performing.
The Spitfire was the ultimate western allies' wartime manifestation of an air intercept fighter that could slip through the enemy's escort screen and knock his bombers out of the sky ... while the Mustang was the ultimate western allies' wartime manifestation of a long range escort fighter than could accompany long range bombers throughout their journey and hold off the enemy's intercept fighters. The enemy fighters that they both most had to contend with, whether on intercept or escort duty, were the same - variations of the Bf-109 and Fw-190. The Mustang out-ranged the Spitfire, making it the better escort fighter (able to accompany a B-17 formation throughout its journey), but the Mustang could not hold a turn with a Spitfire, making the Spitfire the superior interceptor (enemy fighters having a harder time holding a turn with the Spitfire, making the Spitfire more able to slip through their escort screen and strike at the bombers directly). This also explains why, in this choreographed display, the Spitfire follows the Mustang (the Mustang cannot accidentally enter a turn that the Spitfire cannot hold formation in).
It was the mighty hawker hurricane that was tasked with attacking the bombers whilst the spitfire being the more agile of the 2 was sent to take on the 109s
@@wilburfinnigan2142 Wilbur: Spitfire could go higher, dive further, turn tighter , climb faster and had a lower Stall speed. Wing Loading of the Spitfire was much lower , Armament better . Gee Wilbur there was not much else.
the f6f hellcat might disagree with you. its kill ratio was nuts - granted it fought mostly against Zeros with little to no armor. It'd be interesting to see how it would've compared over time if it fought more BF109s
@@Satray01 It would be interesting to see the F 6 F fight any Bf 109's, the F 6 F was slow, it had poor acceleration and climb, a good pilot in a Zero would have made mincemeat of an F 6 F.
@@barrierodliffe4155 But the $hitfire lacked the range of the Mustang, the compromises of the $hitfire for manueverabilty and climb limited it in the range and speed, the Mustang although being 2,000# heavier, but being more aerodynamic, had a 30 MPH faster top speed !!! Just the cold hard facts !!!
The P 51 B had slightly better climb than the P 51 D and the P 51 B that took 5.9 minutes to 20,000 feet, the Spitfire Mk IX in 1942 took 5 .6 minutes but by 1943 the Mk IX only took 4.75 minutes, from 20,000 feet the Spitfire really pulled away.
