How safe are those WW2 planes really?

[Skii]

On the subject of beautiful WW2 aeroplanes, if you haven't seen this, you really need to..

 

[Dj_Jestar]

On the subject of beautiful WW2 aeroplanes, if you haven't seen this, you really need to..

Majestic

 

[MrRoper]

I got the opp to fly in a tiger Moth in Australia a few years ago. First youtube I found for the airfield resulted in this

Still did it, and it was an amazing experience!

 

[Cosimo]

Don't forget to turn up the volume....

What a wonderful sound!

 

[MrRoper]

On the subject of beautiful WW2 aeroplanes, if you haven't seen this, you really need to..

The mosquito is my favourite aircraft of all time, its beautiful

 

[=XDC=FluphyBunny]

Just do it. You're threads aren't as entertaining as they use to be.

 

[kwerk]

There is also the option to ride in the nose gunner seat of a flying fortress , or fly in a F7F Tigercat (most expensive).

 

[Pete19s]

Don't forget to turn up the volume....

What a wonderful sound!

These belong to a local collector, unsuspectingly nestled in the Norfolk wilderness. Utterly fantastic things & I'd sell various body parts to have a flight. Regular customer at work so get to see them often & popped down to their open day a week or so back. Do it Kwerk, it's easily worth the small risk.


P-51D 2Janie" by Pete19s, on Flickr

P-51D "Marinell" by Pete19s, on Flickr

P-51D "Marinell" by Pete19s, on Flickr

 

[atpbx]

A lot of them are replicas, so they won't be anywhere near 60 years old.

 

[adolf hamster]

tell you what, you pay the money and i'll go first see if it's safe, although I may just kick the pilot out and have a go myself....

 

[Housey]

Bite their hand off, I would.

 

[^TANK^]

Would you ride as a passenger in a P-51? Flown by an amateur owner? I have the opportunity to fly in one (for $1600) and i'm really tempted but looking on google and youtube they seem to crash a lot.

Please take this opportunity with both hands.

 

[Boycey0211]

as an aircraft engineer, do it! I would kill for the chance to do it at that price, I'm jealous already..

 

[Flibster]

They're generally better looked after than commercial aircraft. Many are completely mollycoddled.

I'd bite peoples hands off to have a go in one of Maurice's Mustangs.

 

[Scougar]

Chance to fly in a P-51? HELL YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Efour]

 

[EdGey]

Absolutely do it..

 

[Von Smallhausen]

Didn't they build a twin boom super Mustang for very long range escort ?

 

[doofer]

Didn't they build a twin boom super Mustang for very long range escort ?

You mean the P-38 Lightning? Or another one?

 

[Von Smallhausen]

Not a P-38 mate, I'm sure I read somewhere that there was a very long range escort version which had twin airframe and cockpits. It was basically two Mustangs side by side with a twin boom. I'm not sure if it made operational service but I'm sure it was built.