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{{Short description|Turboprop replica of P-51 Mustang}}
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 | designer=Murdo Cameron
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The '''Cameron P-51G''' (originally '''Cameron Grand 51''') is an American two-seat turboprop representation of the 1940s [[Engineering:North American P-51 Mustang|North American P-51 Mustang]], designed and built by Cameron & Sons Aircraft of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho for sale as completed aircraft or kits for [[Engineering:Homebuilt aircraft|amateur construction]].<ref name="Janes" />

==Design and development==
The P-51G is a full-size representation of the second world war Mustang. The design was started in 1988 with a first flight in 1998. It was displayed in public at Oshkosh in July 1998 as the Grand 51 but was subsequently renamed the P-51G.<ref name="Janes" />

The P-51G is a low-wing cantilever monoplane with an airframe made from carbon fiber epoxy.<ref name="SportAviation1998">{{cite magazine|date=January 1998|title=Hotline|pages=10–11|magazine=Sport Aviation}}</ref> Of similar lines to the original Mustang, the prototype was fitted with a {{convert|1450|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} Lycoming T53-L-701A turboprop with a three-bladed tractor propeller from an Grumman OV-1D Mowhawk.<ref name="SportAviation1998"/><ref name="Janes" /> The P-51G has a hydraulically operated retractable [[Engineering:Conventional landing gear|conventional landing gear]] with a retractable tailwheel.<ref name="Janes" />  The main landing gear utilize components from North American T-6 landing gear.<ref name="SportAviation1998"/> The two-seat cockpit has the pilot and passenger in tandem under a hinged one-piece canopy, the company does have a P-51D-style framed canopy available as an option.<ref name="Janes" /><ref name="SportAviation1998"/> The Mustang-style under-fuselage air scoop is a dummy that provides a baggage compartment.<ref name="Janes" />

The design blends features of various P-51 models.  The fuselage closely resembles the P-51D, but has features from the light weight P-51G model.  The wing uses the P51-H model wing and has been shortened to 32 feet.  The wet wing design holds 450 gallons of fuel.<ref name="SportAviation1998"/>

The prototype aircraft does not have flaps since the turbine engine propeller has beta control to assist in stopping.<ref name="Cameron">{{cite web|url=http://cameronaircraft.com/Team51%20History.html|title=Team 51 History|access-date=October 14, 2019}}</ref><ref name="KitPlanes">{{cite magazine|last=Levy|first=Howard|title=Murdo Cameron puts a new spin on a classic design |date=September 1999|magazine=Kit Planes}}</ref>

A production agreement to assemble complete aircraft was made in 1996 with Exclusive Aviation located in Fargo, North Dakota to build two aircraft. Cameron supplied an engine and parts for the two aircraft. SPW Associates entered into a loan agreement with Exclusive Aviation in 1997.  In 1998 Exclusive Aviation had defaulted on this loan. On August 18, 1998, a “Transfer of Collateral Upon Peaceable Foreclosure and Renunciation” granting possession of
the completed first airplane to SPW was signed.   In May 1999, Cameron filed a lien against the airplane with the FAA.  The ownership of the sole aircraft has been in litigation from the 2002 until 2006 when the North Dakota Supreme Court ruled that the aircraft belonged to SPW Associates.<ref name="SPW">{{cite web|url=https://www.ndcourts.gov/supreme-court/opinion/2006ND159|title=SPW Associates v. Anderson, et al. 2006 ND 159|access-date=October 14, 2019}}</ref>   After the North Dakota Supreme Court judgement, the aircraft was put for sale.<ref name="Grand51">{{cite web|url=http://www.grand51.com/index.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080303091404/http://www.grand51.com/index.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 3, 2008|title=www.Grand51.com|access-date=October 14, 2019}}</ref>

==Specifications==
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|ref=<small>Jane's All the World's Aircraft 2003-2004</small><ref name="Janes" />
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|crew=one
|capacity=two
|length m=10.97
|length ft=36
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|span m=11.28
|span ft=37
|span in=0
|height m=3.28
|height ft=10
|height in=9
|wing area sqm=21.65
|wing area sqft=233.0
|aspect ratio=5.9
|empty weight kg=2041
|empty weight lb=4500
|gross weight kg=3628
|gross weight lb=8000
|eng1 number=1
|eng1 name=Lycoming T53-L-701A turboprop
|eng1 kw=<!-- prop engines -->1081
|eng1 hp=<!-- prop engines -->1450
|max speed kmh=724
|max speed mph=450
|cruise speed kmh=579
|cruise speed mph=360
|stall speed kmh=155
|stall speed mph=96
|range km=2011
|range miles=1250
|ceiling m=9144
|ceiling ft=30000
|g limits=±8
|climb rate ms=21.34
|climb rate ftmin=4200
}}

==See also==
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*[[Engineering:North American P-51 Mustang|North American P-51 Mustang]]
*[[Engineering:Stewart S-51D Mustang|Stewart S-51D Mustang]]
*[[Engineering:Jurca Gnatsum|Jurca Gnatsum]]
*[[Engineering:W.A.R. P-51 Mustang|W.A.R. P-51 Mustang]]
*[[Engineering:Loehle 5151 Mustang|Loehle 5151 Mustang]]
*[[Engineering:Papa 51 Thunder Mustang|Papa 51 Thunder Mustang]]
*FK-Lightplanes SW51 Mustang
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==References==

===Notes===
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<ref name="Janes">Jackson 2004, pp. 623-624</ref>
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===Bibliography===
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*{{cite book |editor-last= Jackson|editor-first= Paul |title= Jane's All the World's Aircraft 2004-2005|year= 2004|publisher= Jane's Information Group |location=Coulsdon, Surrey, United Kingdom|isbn=978-0-7106-2614-1}}
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