Based on the North American P-51 Mustang, the F-82 was designed as an escort for the Boeing B-29 Superfortress in World War II, but the war ended well before the first production units were operational. The F-82 was the last American piston-engined fighter ordered into production by the United States Air Force.

2024年12月29日 · North American XP-82 Twin Mustang in Aug.30, 1945, number 44-83887. The 2nd prototype aircraft, it was turned over to NACA, (National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics) 1947. The added dorsal...

2019年5月1日 · XP-82 44-83887 — although beat up, bent, and battered — had a somewhat better career and a brighter future. Of the first two XP-82 Twin Mustangs built by North American Aviation in 1945, only one survived the scrapper’s torch.

在44年2月8号，美国陆航下达了建造两架XP-82和两架XP-82A试验机的指令，在3月15日Edgar Schmued提交了三份设计专利，涵盖了对地攻击型，单座截击型和远程护航型三种型号。

2019年1月28日 · Our XP-82 weighs approximately only 1 1/2 times more than a P-51 - 14,700 lbs. compared to 9500 lbs. for the P-51. The very short gear-down flight showed zero airframe squawks, hands-off no trim required, with all engine temps and pressures normal. This wonderful test flight came after a 10.5 year restoration encompassing 207,000 labor hours.

2022年8月18日 · The F-82* Twin Mustang’s unique dual-fuselage configuration allowed one pilot to rest during these long flights. North American created two XF-82 prototypes, first flown in June 1945. In the post-War years, the F-82 performed escort and night fighter roles and scored the U.S.’s first air-to-air victory in the Korean War.

2023年6月2日 · Based on the P-51 Mustang, the F-82 was a twin-fuselage twin-cockpit long-range fighter escort with a single wing. The United States Army Air Force wanted to use the plane to accompany its Boeing B-29 Superfortress on bombing raids. The war, however, ended in 1945, and the F-82 did not enter service until 1946.

2020年2月24日 · The F-82 was the last propeller-driven fighter acquired in quantity by the U.S. Air Force. It appears to be two P-51 Mustang fuselages on one wing, but in reality it was a totally new design. The Twin Mustang carried a pilot and co-pilot/navigator to reduce fatigue on long-range bomber escort missions.

The North American F-82 Twin Mustang was the last American piston engine fighter ordered into production by the United States Air Force. Based on the P-51 Mustang, the F-82 was originally designed as a long-range escort fighter in World War II, its postwar role changed to …

The prototype North American XP-82 "Twin Mustang". The XP-82 is one of five surviving P-82 Twin Mustangs and is currently the only one flying and one of two in civilian ownership. The subject of a monumental restoration by famed restorer Tom Reilly, this aircraft has flown 25 hours since its restoration was completed.