In 1967, a decade after creating their first civilian P-51 conversion, Trans Florida was contracted by the United States Department of Defense to create military specification F-51Ds for export. Military Cavaliers Cavalier F-51D Ĭavalier Mustang, formerly of the Bolivian Air Force In 1967 the company was renamed Cavalier Aircraft Corporation.
īetween 19, Trans Florida completed an IRAN inspection of over 30 F-51Ds of the Dominican Air Force (FAD) in Sarasota. Several FAA approved modifications to the Cavalier design would be made during that time, including canopy frame mounted cockpit fresh air vents, 96-US-gallon (360 l 80 imp gal) wingtip fuel tanks, fuselage baggage door, 60 gallon ammo/gun bay fuel tanks, and a 14-inch (360 mm) taller vertical stabilizer. Over the course of the next decade, nearly 20 of these aircraft would be constructed. Five different Cavalier models were eventually offered: the Cavalier 750, 1200, 1500, 2000, and 2500, differing in fuel capacity, with the name indicating the approximate range of the aircraft. By 1961, the aircraft were renamed Cavalier 2000, referring to the 2,000-statute-mile (3,200 km) range.
The airframes were completely disassembled, the military equipment stripped out, and then rebuilt with a second seat, new avionics, plush leather interiors, luggage bays, and civilian paint schemes. To construct the Executive Mustang, Trans Florida purchased military surplus P-51s. The first of the Executive Mustangs was built in 1958 and for the next few years, only a handful of airframes were built and sold. These aircraft were initially called the Trans-Florida Executive Mustang, soon renamed the Trans Florida Aviation Cavalier Mustang. His intention was to transform surplus military P-51s into executive business aircraft. The Wikipedia entry on copyright law contains a useful overview of copyright law, including fair use and other exceptions to copyright law.In 1957, newspaper publisher David Lindsay (1922–2009) founded Trans Florida Aviation Inc. However, even copyright-protected works can be lawfully used without permission from the copyright holder in certain circumstances. You are responsible for obtaining all of the permissions and licenses necessary to use the content in your specific context. For example, even if you have permission to use an image, you may need additional permission to use what is in the image (e.g., a photo of a sculpture, a person, or a logo) because someone else's copyright, trademark, or publicity rights might also be involved. As a result, certain images and other copyrighted content may require permissions or licenses, especially if you use the work in a commercial setting.
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