The P-51 Mustang: Business Lessons from the Legendary Fighter-Plane That Helped Win WWII!

Posted by yoni67 under Success Stories
From http://jobshuk.com 5049 days ago

1938-1945...WWII. Fighting and death on a global scale.

Unprotected American bombers fly deep into German airspace toward their targets. They are decimated.

Enter the P-51 Mustang. A long-range escort fighter which helps win air-superiority. In BUSINESS, flying solo can often be a detriment. Alliances and partnerships...

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Written by FlightTime@321
3067 days ago

good to share

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Written by businessavante
5049 days ago

Interesting analogy Yoni - one of my favorite subjects, too (read over 200 books on 20thC weapons & warfare '80-'84). From memory I know that the top pic is a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress and a P-51D Mustang (w/the bubble canopy), the middle pic (incorrectly labeled by whoever supplied it) is a Consolidated B-24 Liberator (built in more #'s than any US plane in history, with a bigger bomb load, longer range, & more speed than the vaunted B-17), and the bottom pic is indeed a P-51B w/the "razor back" (no bubble canopy) and the RR Merlin engine that turned a sub-par plane into one of the best in WWII. The Mustang had Great aerodynamics, but w/the crappy US Allison V-1710 engine it sucked at altitude. The only plane w/the Allison that didn't suck was the Lockheed P-38 Lightning twin-boom fighter - because it had 2 trashcan-sized turbos in the tail booms that glowed orange at night. In the ETO, it was actually the Republic P-47 Thunderbolt (called the Jug by its pilots) that carried the brunt of the war. Before drop tanks, no plane could make it deep enough to escort the bombers.

businessavante (Duncan)

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Written by yoni67
5049 days ago

Duncan,

I love talking aviation, though I am a bit of a novice. Firstly it was me who incorrectly labeled the plane...I will change it to a Liberator post-haste (whatever that silly expression means).

Secondly, yes it was the Merlin, thanks to our friends across the pond, that gave the Mustang its muscle. Kinda like putting a 4-barrel V-8 in an AMC Gremlin...not that the Mustang was like a Gremlin...the added power I mean.

200 books is a lot! That qualifies you as an expert as far as I'm concerned!

Yoni

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Written by yoni67
5050 days ago

Shep,

Thanks for reading and responding. Glad you liked the analogy.

I'm filled with regret that I didn't choose history as a major in college. I guess I'm compensating for it in my blog.

Yoni

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Written by shepherd
5050 days ago

I really like the analogy of business contacts to having wingmen. Nice article and a very interesting look at military history. Nice blending of the two.

Shep

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