Awww... Why do Mustangs get all the love? In every sim I've ever flown they have the most treacherous spin characteristics I've ever seen (the spin is sudden and violent, as soon as the spin starts you're guaranteed to go through at least one rotation before you regain control), and what I've been able to find on the web indicates that this was how it behaved in real life (the POH indicates that intentional power-on spins and snap rolls are prohibited, minimum altitude for an intentional power-off spin is 12,000 feet). And it's about the worst aircraft I've ever encountered for getting into a repeat spin while trying to recover from the first one. I've found that the P-39, which had a reputation as a widowmaker due to the potential to get into an unrecoverable flat spin (and a flat recommendation never to spin the aircraft) is actually less treacherous, because while recovery from a developed spin is much harder than in the Mustang, it's simple enough to nip the 39's spin in the bud early on.
[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-ikoTp8Z3Y"]From High to Low #4 - The "Species" car chase - YouTube[/ame]
[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-_1gWpQxdM"]From High to Low #5 - The "Long Kiss Goodnight" truck crash and bridge explosion - YouTube[/ame]
(The above lacks the sequence from the original film recycled by low budget film makers due to a copyright claim, ironic isn't it....)
...isn't it.....?
And of course you remember the film Bullit... ...so did the guys who made the following...
[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yGF17oN_-k"]Quiet Fire (1991) Car Chase 2 - YouTube[/ame]
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