The North American F-82 Twin Mustang is a long-range escort fighter designed and produced by the American aircraft manufacturer North American Aviation. It shared limited commonality with the precedin
XP-82
The second prototype North American XP-82 Twin Mustang being flight-tested at Muroc Army Airfield, California
F-82 and P-51 in formation
Twin Mustangs and two jet-engined FJ-1 Furys in production at North American, 1948
Allison V-1710
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The Allison V-1710 was an American V12 aircraft engine designed and produced by the Allison Engine Company. Liquid-cooled, it was the most common US-developed engine of its type in service during Worl
North American F-82 Twin Mustang
…after the war. To this end, the service negotiated in August 1945 with the Allison Division of the General Motors Corporation for a new version of the Allison V-1710-100 engine. This measure compelled North American to switch subsequent production P-82C and later models to the lower-powered engines. It was found…
An early Allison V-1710 engine (V-1710-7)
Cutaway of Allison V-1710
P-38G engine, in this case V-1710-51/55 (F10) which this series used
Allison V-1710 on display at the Air Zoo