North American P-51 Mustang: 1940 Onwards (all marks) (Owners' Workshop Manual)

Good product!

I've really come to love Haynes' "workshop manuals." They're great books for anyone seriously interested in learning more about the inner workings of historic vehicles, modern-day restoration, and insights into everyday maintenance and use.That said, this entry in the series is kind of underwhelming. There's a few nice overview diagrams of the aircraft's systems, but as a whole, it's lacking in detail. The book seems to take a broad look at the P-51, never really going into the same level of detail many other Haynes titles provide. The sections on the aircraft's anatomy, flying qualities, and maintenance are awfully basic, compared to the Haynes books on the F-86 and Spitfire, to give two examples. Many important aircraft systems are skimmed over in a couple paragraphs, while the section on post-war racing Mustangs goes on for eight pages.There are plenty of nice photographs, including a nicely done photographic essay on the restoration of P-51D 44-13521 "Marinell," and the stories of wartime P-51 pilots were interesting to read. The checklists at the end, showing every step of a 25-hour and 100-hour inspection, demonstrate how much work it takes to keep a high-performance military aircraft flying. And you thought changing your car's oil was a pain! This book would make a nice introduction to the type, but kind of falls short as a technical study. Don't go in expecting exploded views of propeller pitch mechanisms, close-ups of the undercarriage locking pins, or diagrams showing the locations of lubricating points, and you might enjoy it.

Great book, great price.

Nice book, informative and chock full of photos.

Very good book,has plenty of tech info

Would like to have seen the markings of the aces and their units. I like the nose art and think more could be provided.

It's an interesting addition to my library but falls short of what a P-51 Owners' Workshop Manual could have been. When you consider that a P-51 can almost be built all new today, there could have been much more detailed technical information. The book is probably aimed at a much broader audience that just wants a broad overview.

Informative.

The jacket says 'An Insight into Owning, Restoring, Servicing and Flying America's Classic World War II Fighter' but the FLYING bit is almost not there at all and is MISLEADING; as I am going up in a TF51 I wanted to know some of the how-to's of flying; that I got from YouTube I found, Kermit Weekes and Flight Simulator videos; that said it is a good overall history in just about enough depth for the knowledgeable enthusiast.

these books are really good, loads of pictures and information, they are fascinating. they are not actual workshop manuals for the aircraft as that would be like several telephone directories worth of information but they highlight some of the technical advances relevant to each aircraft in simple terms. I like these books so much that i've decided to start collecting them. Good stuff.

A very useful guide to the P51 with many detail photographs. A good reference for modellers of the Mustang.

This is a outstanding addition to the Haynes aircraft series. It really is very comprehensive and includes all the usual varients plus the Reno Air Race cut down racers and other "funnies" such as the twin fusalage F82,s. Buy this book. You won't regret it.

I've loved the aircraft since childhood, I've got 3 models, sat in Quick Silver, drooled in a holding full of Mustangs (at Oshkosh ), this manual is fun & full of great information for this fan of the mark.