Designed as a long-range escort fighter and all-weather interceptor, the F-82 was a bold experiment in extending the legacy of the iconic P-51 Mustang. Its unconventional twin-fuselage design and ...

In some cases these “defective” P-51 parts ended up being intended for the Twin Mustang project, and would get added to the collection of parts that would eventually go into the XP-82 restoration.

Based on the P-51 Mustang design, the XP-87 featured twin fuselages and two specially designed Rolls-Royce engines. It was designed late in World War II as a long-range fighter escort to accompany ...

The P-82/F-82 Twin Mustang. Quite a few military aviation history buffs have argued a case for the P-51D Mustang as the greatest fighter plane of all time.

The F-82 aircraft, originally designated P-82, was developed as a long-range bomber escort for World War II that could fly beyond the range of the available P-51 Mustang and P-38 Lightning.

Given the incredible success of the P-51 Mustang during the Second World War, it’s perhaps no surprise that the United States entertained the idea of combining two of the iconic fighters on t… ...

North American XP-82 Twin Mustang 44-83887 on test flight over Sierras, 1945.U.S. Air Force On June 27th, 1950, five F-82s were performing a high-stakes escort mission for Air Force transports ...

The P-51D is the final version of the North American Aviation Mustang airplane. Originally, it had the Packard engine pulling it to top speeds of 440 mph (708 kph) and for a range of 1,650 miles ...

Invented by German-born aircraft designer Edgar Schmued and greenlit by the U.S. Army Air Forces’ General Hap Arnold in 1943, the Twin Mustang is unique: It mates two North American P-51 ...

Decidedly fast, deadly if given the chance, well made in its latter iterations and able to fly over long distances, the North American P-51 Mustang is one of the best aircraft in the world.