Barrel Rolling A P-51 Mustang: Flying A Legend

Four U.S. Army P-51 Mustang fighter airplanes of the 15th Fighter Command fly in formation over the countryside of Italy, during World War II. Its teardrop canopy was developed to provide increased visibility for the pilot. Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images

From Popular Mechanics:

PM contributing editor Jeff Wise gets to live out a boyhood dream: Flying (and barrel-rolling) a World War II P-51 Mustang plane.

You never forget your first 60 seconds airborne in a P-51 Mustang.

I’m strapped into the back seat of Crazy Horse 2, a vintage World War II fighter plane that pilot Lee Lauderback is lining up at the end of a runway in Kissimmee, Fla. I’ve got a parachute around my torso and a harness securing me to the airframe. Just in case, I’ve been briefed on how to pop the top of the canopy and bail out.

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My Comment:The two planes that I would love to fly ..... a World War 1 biplane, and the SR-71.

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