Okay, I'm a bit curious about a few things. The Mustang, Stiletto has to be one of the most unique and interesting highly modified racers to grace the pylons over the years, and though I sorta know the basic history there are some serious questions I have. And I'm pretty sure you all can enlighten me.
Now where to begin.. I read that Stiletto, despite the modifications and fast qualifying times it never did race well, Is this true? If so why? How effective was the modifications in regards to the removal of the belly scope and replacement by the intakes on the leading edges of the wings? I'm pretty sure it would've saved quite a bit of weight and had a positive impact on the aerodynamics of the aircraft. I do have some related questions, but I might save those for another thread.
I also read that it'd originally been intended to mount a Griffion, I forget which model.. but this was never achieved for various reasons, I assume financial. Is this bit true?
And Generally, How much potential did Stiletto have? I know of its unfortunate sell and conversion back to stock, but I don't know that much about its design and racing history I'm afraid. So, I'd really appreciate it if someone could shed some light on these questions as well as tell me anything else that might be of interest.
I've been kinda reading over various highly modified Unlimited to get an idea of what might be the ultimate Mustang Racer, I might start another thread so we can have a good debate on this, I love reading about the design aspects, concepts people might have and all of it. Plus, we need something to occupy our time here until Reno Right?
Now where to begin.. I read that Stiletto, despite the modifications and fast qualifying times it never did race well, Is this true? If so why? How effective was the modifications in regards to the removal of the belly scope and replacement by the intakes on the leading edges of the wings? I'm pretty sure it would've saved quite a bit of weight and had a positive impact on the aerodynamics of the aircraft. I do have some related questions, but I might save those for another thread.
I also read that it'd originally been intended to mount a Griffion, I forget which model.. but this was never achieved for various reasons, I assume financial. Is this bit true?
And Generally, How much potential did Stiletto have? I know of its unfortunate sell and conversion back to stock, but I don't know that much about its design and racing history I'm afraid. So, I'd really appreciate it if someone could shed some light on these questions as well as tell me anything else that might be of interest.
I've been kinda reading over various highly modified Unlimited to get an idea of what might be the ultimate Mustang Racer, I might start another thread so we can have a good debate on this, I love reading about the design aspects, concepts people might have and all of it. Plus, we need something to occupy our time here until Reno Right?
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