P-51C “Mustang” Cockpit View –
From Take Off to Landing
Step into the cockpit of this P-51C Mustang with pilot Kermit Weeks and go for a short flight in
this classic aircraft from the World War Two era. Many a young boy, grown men and in the current times, even
some young girls and grown women have dreamt of flying a Mustang, so little
doubt you’ll not enjoy watching this video of what the view is like from the
pilot’s seat. Mr. Weeks has a Go-Pro camcorder mounted on his head, so your view
is virtually the same as is his. Just click on the video still frame
below, and start the film rolling. It’s about 12:00 minutes long. This
inside-the-cockpit video comes to us thanks to the sharp scouting eye of FASF
member and former U. S. Marine Corps jet fighter pilot, Jerry Dixon. This link (Jerry
Dixon’s) will bring you to a page depicting the details of Jerry’s favorite
Navy/Marine Corps Jet Fighter, the Douglas F3D “Skynight,” a fighter
in which Jerry flew many missions over Vietnam.
Take notice that the canopy on this early model of the
famed P-51
“Mustang” is very different from the later more
streanlined bubble canopy versions of the fighter, which were sliding
canopies. If you enjoyed this aviation video and would enjoy another,
then here’s another cool one. It’s a short (3:43 Minutes) video, down
below the P-51 Video, of the U.S. Navy’s Blue Angels at work. As
you did with the P-51, just click on the Blue Angel’s Photo down below the
P-51. In the Blue Angel’s film, notice how the pilot grits his teeth each time
he pulls negative “G’s” while in tight turns. This tensing up is done on
purpose (for those of you who wonder why he does this), in order to help his
blood stay in his head, so he doesn’t black out from the strong “G” (gravity)
forces encountered in these abrupt maneuvers. Don’t forget to turn up your sound!
Video of flight: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOXxUApaaWo&t=10s
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USAF Thunderbirds with their insane
airshow:
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