Frederick A. Johnsen recently posted a new video to YouTube of the XP-82 Twin Mustang making its EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2019 debut.
“Master restorer Tom Reilly’s team and warbird pilot Ray Fowler can be rightly proud of their XP-82 Twin Mustang, taking several victory laps at EAA AirVenture 2019 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, on Saturday July, 27, 2019,” Fred writes on YouTube. “Conceived as an extremely long range escort fighter for B-29s, the second cockpit provided for a relief pilot.”
Fred, who is General Aviation News’ Of Wings & Things columnist, is also the force behind the Airailimages Channel on YouTube.
He also posted another XP-82 video shot at SUN ‘n FUN in April 2019.
If I were a “Trillionaire (Ha Ha), and owned an F-82, I’d christen it “Double Trouble”.
That happened at Sun n Fun.
I asked on some of the sites what was up too, never had a reply.
I didn’t notice it at the time but somebody pointed out that one of the main gear doors was ajar.
My guess is that a sequencing switch or valve was out of adjustment. But this is speculation on my part.
I notice the tailwheels never retracted, although they looked to have doors like they would be retractable. Was there a problem?