CAC built Mustang 'CV-P' - Civil registration VH-JUC Walkaround

Wayne Kohlmann

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In presenting these photographs, I gratefully acknowledge the assistance provided to me by the aircraft's owners, Dick HOURIGAN and Judy PAY.

Starboard side view of radiator/oil cooler ducting and plumbing.
Port side view of radiator/oil cooler ducting and plumbing.
Forward/inlet side of oil cooler/heat exchanger - mounted forward of radiator and below radiator inlet duct.
Rearward view showing the cross-sectional profile of the radiator/oil cooler inlet.
Rearward looking view of oil cooler, including outlet duct.
Oil cooler outlet duct with door in the 'closed' position.
Forward looking view of oil cooler outlet duct and door.
Starboard side view of rear fuselage showing relationship of insignia and markings.
Engine bay/engine mounts.
Close up of engine mount structure.
Engine installation showing port side of engine.
Engine installation showing rear of engine/supercharger assembly.
Engine installation showing rear of engine/supercharger assembly.
Port side view of engine.
Port side view of engine/supercharger.
General view of vertical stabiliser/rudder showing relationship of markings to airframe features.
Starboard elevator trim tab.
Port elevator trim tab.
Side view of elevator counterweight.
Inboard view of port flap (disconnected from flap drive mechanism) showing the flap's stainless steel upper leading edge. (Not a continuous leading edge like most aerofoils.)
Rearward looking view of port drop tank/bomb mount.
Underside of port wing. (Note: flap is disconnected from flap drive mechanism.)
Cross-sectional view of starboard aileron (inboard end).
Underside of starboard wing. (Note: This CAC built aircraft has had its outboard wing section replaced by a North American Aviation built wing section, as is evidenced by the three formation/identification lights. CAC built aircraft only had a single light in the underside of the starboard wing.)
View of starboard drop tank/bomb mount.
       
Close-up of canopy external emergency release lever.
   

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