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RB51 Red Baron
The Red Baron was a North American P-51D Mustang NL7715C, original serial number 44-84961. It raced from 1966 to 1973 under the names ''Miss R.J.'' and ''Roto-Finish Special'', winning Unlimited Gold in 1972. In February 1974, it was purchased by Ed Browning of Red Baron Flying Service in Idaho Falls, Idaho and renamed the Red Baron.〔() aviationandspacearts.com Retrieved 12 July 2011.〕
==Design and development==
Browning hired two Lockheed engineers, Pete Law and Bruce Boland, and a team of other specialists made major modifications to the plane, including installation of a Rolls-Royce Griffon 57 engine and contra-rotating propellers from an Avro Shackelton.〔() enginehistory.org Retrieved 12 July 2011.〕 The larger engine required significant changes to the airframe, particularly the engine compartment. The contra-rotating propellers also created instability that required an increase in fin area, all of which cost Browning more than $300,000.〔Rourk, Dell.(Racing for the Gold: The Story of Lyle Shelton and the Rare Bear. ) Retrieved 14 July 2011.〕
With these changes, the aircraft became the dominant racer on the Unlimited circuit.〔() Sports Illustrated, 29 Oct 1979.〕 It was initially flown by Mac McClain and Daryl Greenamyer; in 1976, Greenamyer recommended Steve Hinton pilot the plane. Hinton won four consecutive Unlimited races in one year, and remains the only pilot ever to do so.〔() mustangsmustangs.us Retrieved 12 July 2011.〕
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