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  • Please see the most recent updates in the "Where did the .com name go?" thread. Posts number 16 and 17.

    Post 16 Update

    Post 17 Warning

Joyriding in "Don's Crate"

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Just a small tribute to Lt. Donald Emerson and his "Duck".

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Blasting-off...birds beware!!

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By the way, as I have been asked this several times over the last year, I thought I would answer it here too;

Many will have noticed the cylinder that is located below and aft of the hydraulic release handle and hydraulic gauge bracket, mounted to the lower, center floor (which is actually the upper surface of the wing), but never really knowing its reason or what it was. This cylinder is a filter connected to the air lines for the instruments that are run on the air/pressure/suction system, keeping it clean and free of any foreign debris. It wasn't just limited to the Mustang, this exact air filter type could be seen on any other U.S. manufactured military aircraft of the period, it was just usually hidden better on other types.

For instance, here is the filter as mounted in the cockpit of the P-51 (in this case the P-51C Princess Elizabeth (with floor plates removed)):

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And the location of the filter in the cockpit of the P-47 for example (with everything fitted, it becomes harder to see):

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An excellent record of this plane, and a thank you for the technical and historical details. I always love to read the story behind the plane.

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Bomber,
Those are amazing screenies (especially the first two), of an amazing model, with an amazing paint job! And I rarely use the word "amazing"!

Fantastic job all the way around.
 
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