I really enjoyed the history lesson too. It's good to know that there are R/Cers out there who appreciate the old P-51 B/C and it's role in winning WWII.
Attached is a pdf file of four pages of P-51B history that I wrote for the instruction manual that will be included with the new SIG P-51B ARF ... just to fire you up a little more.
BTW, she flies GREAT! After a number of years of flying slower 4-strokes and electrics, it felt really good when I flew the SIG prototype for the first time. It felt as comfortable as an old shoe ... like one of those great old pattern planes I used to fly in the 1970s-80s. On rails!! In fact, it flies just like the best airplane I ever flew! No kidding.
Low flybys with the wheels up are a real gas! No wonder Don Gentile couldn't resist (read the article).
As an old flying buddy used to tell me;
"Put the wheels up and kick her in the a**s!"
That's Mustang flying at its best.
Mike Gretz
SIG Mfg Co