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P-51G
Role Two-seat turboprop homebuilt aircraft
National origin United States
Manufacturer Cameron & Sons Aircraft
Designer Murdo Cameron
First flight 1998

The Cameron P-51G (originally Cameron Grand 51) is an American two-seat turboprop representation of the 1940s North American P-51 Mustang, designed and built by Cameron & Sons Aircraft of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho for sale as completed aircraft or kits for amateur construction.[1]

Design and development

The P-51G is a full-size representation of the second world war Mustang. The design was started in 1988 with a first flight in 1998. It was displayed in public at Oshkosh in July 1998 as the Grand 51 but was subsequently renamed the P-51G.[1]

The P-51G is a low-wing cantilever monoplane with an airframe made from carbon fibre epoxy. Of similar lines to the original Mustang, the prototype was fitted with a 1,450 hp (1,081 kW) Lycoming T53-L-701A turboprop with a three-bladed tractor propeller. The P-51G has a hydraulically operated retractable conventional landing gear with a retractable tailwheel. The two-seat cockpit has the pilot and passenger in tandem under a hinged one-piece canopy, the company does have a P-51D-style framed canopy available as an option. The Mustang-style under-fuselage airscoop is a dummy that provides a baggage compartment.[1]

Specifications

Data from Jane's All the World's Aircraft 2003-2004[1]

General characteristics

Performance

  • g limits: ±8

See also

References

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d Jackson 2004, pp. 623-624

Bibliography

  • Jackson, ed. (2004). Jane's All the World's Aircraft 2004-2005. Coulsdon, Surrey, United Kingdom: Jane's Information Group. ISBN 0-7106-2614-2. {{cite book}}: |first= missing |last= (help)