Scott, I've heard that Mustangs were able to go past 500 knots in a dive, but I'm sure that's not the total measure of the abilities of a fighter aircraft. BTW, I love the Corsairs, too! jd45

Mike........NO KIDDING!!! An EXCELLENT article on Wickipedia???? I'll have to check it out!! Seriously, tho, what is the powerplant on that HYPERBIPE? Could it be an 8cyl, such as I saw on a Piper single-engine monoplane several years ago at Midway Airport in Chicago. I think the displacement was 30...

bsaride, your user name reminds me of mine & my brothers' association with a '61 & then a '65 Lightning rocket, many, many moons ago. When I went into the service in '67, he took the '65, put a 57 tooth overlay sprocket & a fat tire on the rear wheel, & went drag racing with it. Surp...

BTW, is that Chuck Yeager's Mustang in the pic? What a beauty! jd45

I look at the 51 & can't help but think it was the highpoint in pistonpounder fighter aircraft, BUT wonder why we had to go with the Rolls-Royce Merlin powerplant. What was defficient about the Allison? But then maybe I just answered my own question, didn't I? I mean, what more is there than Rol...

Thanx cub, beautiful rifle.........wish I could be the one to help you out. jd45

Well said, Don Tomas,........well said. jd45

cub, what's up with the two screws in the close-up of the left rear view of the receiver.........I'm wondering if they'd secure a receiver sight..........anyway, the slots look buggered up. Just curious, jd45

Griff, in that pic of the 28-year old Colt SAA, I noticed that , while I'd guess it to be a 2nd Gen, the hammer doesn't look like it. I hated the factory hammer on my 2nd Gen, & replaced it with a Pre-War. The section I'm referring to is that which contacts the cylinder frame at the rear of the ...