Video: Mixmaster P-51 'Precious Metal' Looking Very Precious! (Air To Air)

 Here's a great video (with some awesome stills thrown in) of Thom Richard and Precious Metal stopping off for some camera time with Scott Slocum. Precious Metal is now at Reno preparing for racing next week after a year of several improvements including an amazing prop upgrade. Given that this P-51 is powered by a Rolls Royce Griffon and spins two counter-rotating props, and upgraded prop is a pretty big deal!

 I hope to be on-site at Reno by Wednesday or Thursday and you can count on lots of coverage of PM : )

Video screenshot showing Precious Metal looking better than ever!

Comments

[seerjfly]

I'd like to see PM become more competitive. It's always been 'right there' but not quite up front.

[glen towler]

I can't help but think how better the F51 Mustang would have been with a RR Griffon engine

[Kick Ass]

I used to pilot this air craft at the Reno Air Race's. The counter rotating props at low altitude offer little in speed or torque advantage v. single prop models. In fact the extra over head slows the air craft down v. competition at low altitude. Above say 10,000 feet the twin props shovel more air volume at each engine revolution than single prop providing a 50 to 100 knot speed advantage.