P-51D Mustang - Cost to Own

What does it actually cost to buy and own a P-51 Mustang? In this short video we break down the P-51D Mustang - Cost of Ownership of 4 different replicas and let you know exactly what your get for your money. And how much of your money it will take.

In addition to annual costs, we cover the cost per hour and cost per mile to operate. We also cover key performance stats so you know what you're paying for.

Costs of airplane ownership vary widely from owner to owner. This video takes an average of the various expenses from existing owners and boils them down to simple to digest numbers. Your ownership experiences will be unique.

[votekyle]

How did Captain Pete Mitchell afford one of these? Lockheed must pay really well for contract work.

[luczipkin]

Worth noting that there are far more than 41 P-51s currently operational in the U.S. Many have been rebuilt, so they show up on the FAA registry with a manufacturer other than 'North American.' Current estimates say that there are about 172 P-51s flying worldwide, including 137 in the U.S.

[matthayward]

I’m loving the high definition photos you illustrated this episode with! More warbirds, please :)

[julianbrelsford]

Cost per mile between $4.75 and 8.39.
I'll stick with my 12 year old Prius

[franklinwilliams]

Id love to see the F4U if we are doing unobtainum, thanks for reminding me just how much money tom cruse has !

[Vorath]

So this goes on the list just below "have a fortune 500 company" I see...
Jeez, this is way more expensive than I thought...but I'd do it in a heartbeat if I was rich enough to.

[joeblow]

I'm holding out for an F-4J Phantom 🤗

[Grabacr]

Thank you for doing this! Was eager to see you do the P-51D. Spectacular art! Now I can continue having one in my dreams 😂

[JonesNate]

1:47 -- "It's probably the favorite plane of the most people."

Personally, I'm not in that crowd. My favorite WWII plane is the P-38 Lightning.

[physicns]

The long awaited Mustang video! Thanks for another excellent vid. Somehow 25 P-51D’s flying in the US seems both like a lot and very few at the same time.

Could you do a Columban Cri-Cri? Are they as cheap as they look? Is their rate of climb greater than 10fpm?

[Cuccos]

Oh, lovely, finally some warbird legends! 😎 Please keep continue this series with other legends, like P-38, P-39, P-40, P-47, F4F, F6F, F4U just name the Americans. Although, the most fun - and close to death experience - would be the I-16 (Polikarpov).😍

[aperson]

May I recommend the Viper Aircraft ViperJet? Your decision if you want to make it, but I think it's a fun Albatros-like jet that's not as big, not as expensive and kit-built.

[Dermochelys]

Just for fun, let's say I want to buy an Air Tractor! The AT-802F Fire Boss with the floats being a personal favorite, because we all know, the floats make it awesome ; ).

[NicksStuff]

1:46 The favorite plane of most American pilots, maybe. Give me a Spitfire any time

[maurotolari]

The P51 was powered by the Packard Merlin.a licence built version mass produced by the Packard Motor Company, which had some minor improvements.

[richardbacon]

Hahahaha, I just saw "Big Beautiful Doll" today. It's in the hangar next to my office (along with 2 other P-51s, a P-38, F-4U, and others...)

[GOPROTQE]

Hey I just wanted to say I found these videos a month ago and cannot stop watching them. Your drawing skills and talking skills are amazing, and I love what you do

[markellis]

Well, I'll never afford that. :( For us warbird you want to buy a Stearman..." please!

[mitch_the_-itch]

Or. Spend 4k and a super fast PC with VR and DCS. MSFS4 is why I got my pilots license. DCS is (One reason) why I stopped using it, lol.

[enzoa]

Could you do a video of the F4U Corsair?