Twin Mustang XP-82 Cranks Her Merlins

About a year ago I flew down to Statesboro Georgia and met up with some EAA'ers and flew in formation with them down to Douglas to check out the XP-82 project. You can't believe the amount of work that has gone into this project. This is what it was looking like at that time.
 

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Anyone know if there are any other P-82s around, flying or not? Mulligan looking to move up to a twin he said, so there's room for his wife on the other side. Maybe convert to 2 seaters then he could take 3 plus him.

But seriously (not Shirley) are there any others? AF Museum maybe?
 
Oh yeah that's right, National Mus of The AF, better when it was just the AF Museum. :D
 
I've been watching the XP-82 website for years. The quality of the work being done is just stunning.
 
mscard88 said:
Anyone know if there are any other P-82s around, flying or not? Mulligan looking to move up to a twin he said, so there's room for his wife on the other side. Maybe convert to 2 seaters then he could take 3 plus him.

But seriously (not Shirley) are there any others? AF Museum maybe?
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According to this link there are two under restoration to fly and three on static display.

http://www.johnweeks.com/p82/index.html

I visited the project in Douglas a couple of years ago. Tom Reilly and his girlfriend (?) Weezie gave me a great tour and took me to lunch, seeing as how I'd flown in. Very nice people. I kind of returned the favor in giving Weezie a ride in the RV before I left.

Douglas is a nice visit. In addition to the F-82, a different group in a nearby hangar is rebuilding the B-17 Liberty Belle, and a local group has refurbished the barracks and other facilities from when the field was a training base in WWII. Those facilities are open to the public. The B-17 guys are very open to visitors too.
 
Is there a reason the prop stayed feathered during and after the start?
 
N747JB said:
Is there a reason the prop stayed feathered during and after the start?
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I was wondering about that as well. If you watch the whole video you will note that it was making wind toward the end of the run.
Howzcum it took so many attempts to keep it running?

Dave
 
I'm trying to figure out what the guy standing between the prop and the leading edge was thinking. And all the people around him that expressed no problem with him being there.
 
cessna182b said:
I was wondering about that as well. If you watch the whole video you will note that it was making wind toward the end of the run.
Howzcum it took so many attempts to keep it running?

Dave
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I am not sure about Merlins, but the first time cranking a fresh car engine isn't always the smoothest and I am sure they wanted to keep the RPM's down.
 
Jeff Oslick said:
I'm trying to figure out what the guy standing between the prop and the leading edge was thinking. And all the people around him that expressed no problem with him being there.
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Ain't a bad place to be if you're trying to diagnose/observe an engine. BTDT.

In that situation, keep in contact with the wing to make sure you don't contact the prop!
 
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