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Video: Mustang Heat Wave

By Ben Sclair · July 28, 2015 ·

As this razorback P-51C Mustang lands on a hot day, look closely at the wingtips. You’ll see the “wingtip vortices made visible by heat waves.”

Video courtesy Airailimages.

About Ben Sclair

Ben Sclair is the Publisher of General Aviation News, a pilot, husband to Deb and dad to Zenith, Brenna, and Jack. Oh, and a staunch supporter of general aviation.

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  1. Don Mc Cary says

    July 30, 2015 at 10:17 pm

    A pretty smooth landing,wow.

  2. Rollin says

    July 28, 2015 at 8:39 pm

    Extremely cool!

  3. Will says

    July 28, 2015 at 4:43 pm

    Stirs ones manhood!

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