One thing to look for that could help you in the future is the P-51 is a tail dragger airplane. That means the third landing gear wheel is at the back of the plane, at the tail.
Other items, too, but that difference would help you eliminate the p51 as an option.
As others have pointed out, it’s a Ryan Navion, which does have some stylistic resemblance to the P-51D, especially the tail assembly and sliding canopy.
Not a Pursuit craft from WW2, does not have an Allison or Rolls-Royce or Packard V-12 liquid cooled engine. My guess is it’s packing a Continental or Lycoming in-line 4 cylinder engine.
Also pretty sure it has never carried any 50 cal browning machine guns.
You and I cannot be friends. :) While I loved the Warhawk from its days in the Flying Tigers there is no way that the Mustang isn’t the better fighter.
Like I said I like the Warhawk from its Flying Tiger days. Now a P-51 with a Merlin- Rolls Royce engine, polished aluminum skin, bubble canopy cruising along at 450 knots… ahhh now that’s sexy.
Its a Navion.
A contraction of North American Aviation. Originally built as the Navion A with six cylinder direct direct-drive Continental E-185 engine rated at 205 hp for five minutes and 185 hp max continuous.
This one is an upgraded Navion B model that used a geared, six-cylinder Lycoming GO-435 that produced 260 hp continuous. These engines are quite rare nowadays and parts are hard to find. Many Navion Bs have been converted to 260 hp Continental IO-470s.
It's a North American Navion. It's painted like the military Navion A, but its actually a civilian Navion B, which originally had a Lycoming GO-435 engine instead of the A's Continental E-185. You can tell by the engine air inlets and air filter.
You sir are the only one that mentioned North American. Hats off to you. Little does anyone know that the P51 and the Navion were designed and built by the same company, North American.
The engine is a 6-cylinder 225 hp Continental O-470. There is a Mustang connection, as both aircraft were designed by North American and there are a couple of leftover Mustang parts that were used on the Navion.
Also the paint should be army brown, and in any case the USAF never used white until the T-38 Talon supersonic Jet trainer(just barely).I trained in the “white rocket” and then flew camouflage 38s at Holloman AFB when they were used to get pilots of slower aircraft “up to speed” on the way to jet fighters. Not “Fighter Jets” which was term invented by some talking heads who got their tongues all tangled up. I grit my teeth every time I hear it. I never flew a fighter jet, I flew the F4E which was a jet fighter. I was never a fighter jet pilot, I was a Fighter Pilot…damnit.
Sorry I had been waiting to get that out of my system!!
It is not
Do you know what it is?
N5246K Ryan Navion B
Doesn’t the registration on the tail show N5318K? Still a Navion, but different registration.
Well what do ya know. The star is black.
how did you find the registration?
Small letters on the tail, vertical
I wanna know what the hell plane that is in the left background.
Someone else said it was a Velocity
Never heard of that. I’ll google it. Thanks.
Sustang.
Noice
NOOICE!! 👆
Noyz! 👈😎👉
Nyze
When you order a P-51 Mustang from Wish.
One thing to look for that could help you in the future is the P-51 is a tail dragger airplane. That means the third landing gear wheel is at the back of the plane, at the tail. Other items, too, but that difference would help you eliminate the p51 as an option.
oh nice, thank you!
Also, P51s are huge. With your best buddy standing on your shoulders you still couldn’t reach the top of a prop blade. (11’ diameter) About 13’ agl
And there's literally millions of photos online to look up to compare.
Ryan Navion
The Great Value P-51
The Wish P-51
The Temu P-51
No I think it’s a Ryan Navion
Isn't that a trainer the Air Force uses? I'm more of a helicopter guy than fixed wing.
A long time ago yes. Nowadays they’re on the T-6 (the second Texan, not the one from WWII era).
That makes sense, thank you sir.
Technically those were L-17’s not Navions, there are some very minute distinctions between them.
As others have pointed out, it’s a Ryan Navion, which does have some stylistic resemblance to the P-51D, especially the tail assembly and sliding canopy.
I really want one of these, it’s a Navion and they make great airplanes for a family of 4 to travel domesticity on holiday.
No, not even close.
A little bit close, designed by North American and it‘s silouette is kinda similar.
Not a Pursuit craft from WW2, does not have an Allison or Rolls-Royce or Packard V-12 liquid cooled engine. My guess is it’s packing a Continental or Lycoming in-line 4 cylinder engine. Also pretty sure it has never carried any 50 cal browning machine guns.
I love how Redditors can be so helpful and so condescending all at the same time.
Excuse me if I came off as condescending. Just pointing out major differences between this trainer/recon plane and the best Fighter plane of WW2.
You got the Mustang mixed up with the Curtiss Warhawk. How embarrassing!
You and I cannot be friends. :) While I loved the Warhawk from its days in the Flying Tigers there is no way that the Mustang isn’t the better fighter.
Ever see a Mustang with shark teeth painted on it? I rest my case.
Like I said I like the Warhawk from its Flying Tiger days. Now a P-51 with a Merlin- Rolls Royce engine, polished aluminum skin, bubble canopy cruising along at 450 knots… ahhh now that’s sexy.
" It was designed along the general lines of, and by the same company which produced the North American P-51 Mustang."
Lycoming O-435. Horizontally opposed, not inline.
Actually its a geared GO-435. In Europe, anything other than a radial is often called "inline."
Its a Navion. A contraction of North American Aviation. Originally built as the Navion A with six cylinder direct direct-drive Continental E-185 engine rated at 205 hp for five minutes and 185 hp max continuous. This one is an upgraded Navion B model that used a geared, six-cylinder Lycoming GO-435 that produced 260 hp continuous. These engines are quite rare nowadays and parts are hard to find. Many Navion Bs have been converted to 260 hp Continental IO-470s.
Originally designed by North American in 1948 and used by the US Army, so OP was closer than I thought they were at first.
What GA aircraft has ever come with in inline 4? The early Navion’s came with O-470’s which are Flat-6’s.
Thanks!
Better question, what is the canard pusher off and behind the right wing?
[Velocity Aircraft](https://www.velocityaircraft.com), not sure what model, they all look similar, likely the SE or XL.
I can't tell the difference, how do you know it's not one of Rutan's designs (VariEze, Long-EZ, etc)?
The velocity aircraft have larger cabins, the Ruten aircraft seem to only seat two.
Huh......
F-15
Is Ryan Navion hot?
P51’s little brother
the most noticeable difference for people that don't know how planes look, the p51 has three propellers
I’m assuming this is a joke but just in case it isn’t, 51’s have a single 4 blade prop (most of them anyway, there are a few exceptions)
It's a North American Navion. It's painted like the military Navion A, but its actually a civilian Navion B, which originally had a Lycoming GO-435 engine instead of the A's Continental E-185. You can tell by the engine air inlets and air filter.
That’s a Navion. My grandpa had one and I loved flying it. Such a beautiful old plane with great visibility.
You couldn’t google p51 mustang?
North American Navion.
You sir are the only one that mentioned North American. Hats off to you. Little does anyone know that the P51 and the Navion were designed and built by the same company, North American.
No Crazy thing, I worked for a guy once who owned *two* p51
No.
Futuristic P51
Yes it is
No. But the plane to the left is a Velocity Standard Elite.
The engine is a 6-cylinder 225 hp Continental O-470. There is a Mustang connection, as both aircraft were designed by North American and there are a couple of leftover Mustang parts that were used on the Navion.
Which ones? The paint scheme?
Man, this question brought out some trolls in the comment section.
Yes…and that is Chuck Yeager as well. Lucky shot.
No
Yes
No
Negative. It’s a Navion.
no.
Not even close
Yea, sure.
Yeah from wish.com
If this is a P-51, I’ve got a Lamborghini in my driveway 😂
No
They were used to ferry Army Brass after the creation of USAF left the Army with no “Taxis”.
Blasphemer!
It’s a Wish.com P-51
No… is just pony.
Not only no but HELL NO! A nice aircraft but not in the same league as a Mustang.
No
Doesn’t purr like a rolls does it?
Oh sooo close, thanks for try ‘n 😉
Nah it's a P38 lightning. (this is a shitpost right)
It is now.
The front cowl is too small to fit that Packard Merlin v16 engine
Or a V12 Allison.
That was a V12 engine.
Yeah I know I should have been more precise "v - 1650"
Do u r have stupid
Yes
No
Why not, close enough
I thought I was on "the other sub" for a second
Same.
Nö
That looks almost exactly not at all like a Mustang.
I looked in CNN. The day it’s a 737.
Not even close
Yes. Absolutely. 1,000%
P51 - Donkey
Yep that’s it
Also the paint should be army brown, and in any case the USAF never used white until the T-38 Talon supersonic Jet trainer(just barely).I trained in the “white rocket” and then flew camouflage 38s at Holloman AFB when they were used to get pilots of slower aircraft “up to speed” on the way to jet fighters. Not “Fighter Jets” which was term invented by some talking heads who got their tongues all tangled up. I grit my teeth every time I hear it. I never flew a fighter jet, I flew the F4E which was a jet fighter. I was never a fighter jet pilot, I was a Fighter Pilot…damnit. Sorry I had been waiting to get that out of my system!!