Whata heck, forget about Ferraris, Lamborghinis and McLarens, get a Mustang P-51 for a real ride!

@faustobaptista8555

4 ай бұрын

Hamilton × tom , for sure tom

@user-lo4bk2hf9z

4 ай бұрын

That's North American Aviation for you. Truly all American classic, sleek terralbreed race horse

You can’t help but admire that guy…

The plane was built in 1944 as designated by a “4” being the first digit in its serial number on the tail. It’s actually an F6K model which is a photo reconnaissance version of the P51 and less than 200 of these variants were built. Built in Dallas, Tx. Tom has owned it since about 2001

@mrtitanium427

Жыл бұрын

For some reason I thought it was a former penske racing bird

@thatguy7085

Жыл бұрын

Also why it has two seats available.

@Northwest81

Жыл бұрын

Classic P-51D Mustang

@Britcarjunkie

Жыл бұрын

Most '51's out there aren't painted in their original markings, so the serial number may not be for that particular aircraft.

@PoochAndBoo

Жыл бұрын

@@thatguy7085 It doesn't have two seats because it was a recon version. They had one seat and were fully armed. Two seater Mustangs are all post war conversions.

I started taking flying lessons 5 days after I saw the first Top Gun... in a theater. I was hooked.

@adamenstrom

Жыл бұрын

Gay

@Leo-fk9ch

Жыл бұрын

@Circa interesting anecdote. With my 51, we subsidized almost a third of the annual costs by brokering model shoots, movie scenes and private photo ops with it. It appeared in a few WW2 movies.

@danceswithclouds

Жыл бұрын

@@adamenstrom There is no need to admit you are gay here Adam. There are help groups for you but this isnt one of them.

@faustobaptista8555

4 ай бұрын

Me too....

Beautiful historic plane & a great hobby. Hope he's able to enjoy it for many years.

I'm so glad that they used this P-51 mustang in the filming of Top Gun 2. Great movie

Much respect to Tom ...got to where he is through hard times / hard work .

Truly is Maverick on his day off😂

Love the P-51. He is a good one to own one because he appreciates the aircraft.

Ride on Tom....great there are people around who can look after and keep these stunning aircraft alive for us all to see. Your the man Tom.

When I grow up, I want to be just like Tom Cruise; I don't want to be an actor; I want to get paid like an actor for doing my everyday superhero hobbies.

@UncleKennysPlace

Жыл бұрын

He attributes his success to Scientology, so just join that cult, an you are on your way!

@buzzinbritain8222

Жыл бұрын

@@UncleKennysPlace 'Superhero hobbies'?

@harleystreetglide1576

Жыл бұрын

​@@UncleKennysPlace good for you. Is was going to say it but you beat me to it. My hero.

@Mr_Bean_Stalk

Жыл бұрын

Become a politician 😂 they make loads of money by stealing from taxpayers.

@StreetTruckinTitan

Жыл бұрын

@@Mr_Bean_Stalk especially if your 45

Oh my God, Tom Cruise gave us a thumbs up…… i’m going to faint… Give me a break

This plane used to be named “Kiss Me Kate” It was painted on both sides of the engine cowling. I guess we know why it’s not named that anymore.

@prussiaaero1802

Жыл бұрын

Oh SNAP!

@USA-GreedyMenOfNoIntegrity

Жыл бұрын

Religion in his case or cheating/lack of integrity in most cases cause most divorces in the good ole USA.

A bird that nice is getting the best maintenance it requires.

My 6 foot wingspan, Radio Control P-51 Mustang is called Blondie. Love that plane. Cadillac of the Sky. Thumbs up Tom Cruise.

1st item on the Pre Flight check list..."BOOSTER SEAT" 😂

At the end of the Maverick movie when Tom is flying in the mountains with Jennifer Connelly, I was walking down the steps at the theater and missed the last step, fell to my knees, skinned the hell out of them twisted my ankle and embarrassed the heck out of myself all because of the amazing beauty of this plane.

@rogerl7533

Жыл бұрын

Ok, then. Thanks for sharing. Did your mommy put band-aids on your knees, and give you cookies and milk when you got home?

@ww2remembered983

Жыл бұрын

It's always the step you don't see! Hate that when you're feeling real good, then shearing pain happens!

@Nfarce

Жыл бұрын

🤣 LOL. Well I'll bet you haven't forgotten to open the car door for your first date as a new prospect and another man steps up to the curb to open the door for her. Now THAT is embarrassment! And no, we did not last.

@ltdc426

Жыл бұрын

You left the theater before the final credit rolled by? Ok, maybe it’s just me but I have the same name as a prominent stuntman/director so I sit through the credits. Sometimes there I go, up the screen. It’s kinda cool to see.

@Nfarce

Жыл бұрын

@@ltdc426 That and the fact you never know what ending Easter eggs we may see. Although these days they are mostly in Pixar movies. Ferris Bueller's Day Off and the Cannonball Run blooper reel days are gone.

Pretty bad ass to own and fly a P51 Mustang! Cruise is really living the dream, congrats to him!

to own a functional piece of history like that.......wow

@buzzinbritain8222

Жыл бұрын

Is Tom really functional I have my doubts?

@adamenstrom

Жыл бұрын

He doesn't own that pee fifty wong

@semperfidelis8386

Жыл бұрын

@@adamenstrom ooh

I always love to see WW2 warbirds like this P-51D Mustang , F-4U Corsair , A6M Zero , Bf-109 , Fw-190 , Spitfire etc , i hope Tom's upcoming Mission Impossible films didn't kill off Rebecca Ferguson's character

Glad to see him out enjoying the P51. What better plane to do it in.

@brettmclauglin8574

Жыл бұрын

Folke Wolf 190

Dude has a P-51...I didn't care for him early in his career but now anything he is in I am paying a ticket to see....he knocked it out of the park in both Reacher movies and Top gun Maverick was one of the best films I have ever seen.

@buzzfunk

Жыл бұрын

Huh Some of his best are early in his career. Color of money, Rainman, born on the 4th, Vanilla sky etc. Also, mission impossible series? I thought the Reacher movies were actually his weakest ones.

@slobama

Жыл бұрын

@@buzzfunk Yeah, he just wasn't Reacher.

Good for him, if I had the resources I would too.

@turkey0165

Жыл бұрын

Why do liberals always say resources when what they're really saying is Money 💰

@dajoker8998

Жыл бұрын

You broke!

“Rise, with the power of Xenu I command you rise.”

So proud off you Tom, when I saw the flight this morning ❤❤❤❤😊

What a nice choice, that is one great plane.

Talk about living the dream ... what a beautiful plane. Kudos.

@adamenstrom

Жыл бұрын

That's not his B-fifty wong.

@hieroglyph321

Жыл бұрын

@@adamenstrom Erm, Whachu talking about, Willis?

Why wouldn’t he wear a Parachute while flying this plane. They make them now where there less bulky and he can have the one that is if front and not on your back. If I were him I would want that option to get out if that was the only way to survive. And wear a flight suit for Christ sake, your Tom Cruze 😂😂

I didn't know he owned one. Beautiful P-51

Just stumbled across this site...too funny, I was in Naples 8 days ago for the first time and wondered about the planes taking off out of there. Now I know.

Good on you Tom. If I had the well earned success you've had, I own one too! A Bearcat would have been more fitting in Top Gun Maverick, but what the heck, this plane is perfect for Tom!!

Best wishes to Tom Cruise, a fellow aviator. Superbly maintained P.51. He is also a helicopter pilot.

@paulohalloran5790

Жыл бұрын

Another booster seat...hehe

@youwebz

Жыл бұрын

Was this about him or just about you bragging you can fly planes?

@SLJ2137694

Жыл бұрын

P-51

@nivenrowe59

Жыл бұрын

I don't believe TC can fly a helicopter. He always sits in the left. A chopper pilot sits in the right seat😊😅

@BilldalSWE

Жыл бұрын

@@nivenrowe59 He flew all his own heli stunts in MI Fallout. From the right seat which was also the only seat in the helicopter... kzread.info/dash/bejne/h6Fkw7yEktPLYbw.html

As the previous owner/pilot of Little-Ike, I can truly relate to the exhilaration that Cruise feels each time he takes this 51 to flight. No mind the insane operating costs, the extensive maintenance requirements … the joy of flying one of these is over the top. Tom, keep that rudder pushed on departure and don’t forget those control checks. Keep the blue on top, that is only if you want or on top of a roll.

@davidwheatcroft2797

Жыл бұрын

Yes, aerobatics and formation, major fun.......deliberately messing up a hammerhead and falling backwards! Breathtaking; MUST believe in your a/c. I built/flew aerobat, C-IAVW. Ex RAFVR.

@markzzzz741

Жыл бұрын

What was the typical running costs? I've spoken to some warbird operators and it's not for the faint hearted....

@davidwheatcroft2797

Жыл бұрын

@@markzzzz741 Aeroplanes expensive; worse than yachts! My brother flies a RV8, 200mph cruise, aerobatic, glass cockpit, 200HP........one wing was damaged and cost $50,000 to fix. In the RAF, we sometimes flew Meteors - fuel alone several $000s, let alone maintenance.......one time during a UK sugar strike, sent a Meteor to Dublin and packed 200lbs sugar in the gun bay! Strawberry tart with double Devon cream that night. My steward whispering, "There's more, sir.'

@Leo-fk9ch

Жыл бұрын

@@markzzzz741 For the P51 in immaculate mechanical condition, the hourly operating costs plus reserves ranges from $1900 to $2700 per hour. The costs are in line with most executive jets in overall expense. The cost of failed mechanicals is extremely high due to supply, or fabrication. An engine overhaul would pay for most middle class homes in desirable areas.

@Leo-fk9ch

Жыл бұрын

@@davidwheatcroft2797 You know you’re doing something right when the Gs are at your personal limit! No pressure suit needed.

Great tom Cruise from France 🇫🇷🇫🇷👍🏻👍🏻

Fantastic as a private plane? Go, Maverick!

Flying to Scientology headquarters for an important meeting.

A Better Title Would Read, 'Tom Cruise Gives A Thumbs Up As He Sits In His Warbird With The Canopy Open.' Thank You.

4:21 that is his Gulfstream IV in the background.

Both my wife and I have ridden in a P51! In Hollister CA. there used to be several and they still build them for the Reno air Races

@michaelxr2460

Жыл бұрын

Just saw that 2023 is the last year for Reno air races. I went once and it was phenomenal.

would have been nice to see more of his takeoff.

@paulohalloran5790

Жыл бұрын

I've got 3 inches on Tom Cruise and I'm taller as well......

@adamenstrom

Жыл бұрын

​@@paulohalloran5790And probably straight row of teeth.

@hereisyourmusic30

Жыл бұрын

@@paulohalloran5790Your insecurity is so obvious😂

@bryanreeme8584

Жыл бұрын

I'd be more interested to see him land it

@user-sf9pq5ox7w

Жыл бұрын

@@bryanreeme8584 I agree with you.

Very interesting to see Steve Hinton Jr. digging around the cockpit with Cruise.

He earned it good for him , go enjoy life in the sky . Nothing like old iron keep them flying.

Daaaaaaaaaaamn. There's only a handful of these in flyable condition left in the world. Seriously one of the most powerful single-engine turboprop planes ever. Hope he's not wild and crazy in this, because as that guy proved in Reno a decade ago, you could lose control of one of these and plow it into the ground if you have a brain fart for even a second.

@HicSvntDracones

Жыл бұрын

Not a Turboprob, it has a 12 cylinder supercharged Packard Merlin (Rolls Royce Designed) Turboprop has no cylinders, and is literally a turbojet spinning a propellor rather than using the thrust

Looking at the tail wheel bobbing i can see why you cut the video short. cruise, I cannot stop laughing.

@paulohalloran5790

Жыл бұрын

Yeah me too

@RR-pw5nb

Жыл бұрын

Irregular pavement does that....nothing to do with the pilot.

@Coyotehello

Жыл бұрын

@@RR-pw5nb LOL' yeah sure, out of all the airfield I have landed and taken off from I have never seen ''irregular pavement" there are even regulations about that in many countries.

@RR-pw5nb

Жыл бұрын

@@Coyotehello I've flown in and out of numerous airports over the years that have irregularities in the runway surface. It's nothing new. The only way you would never see irregular pavement is if you're only flying Microsoft Flightsim.

@RR-pw5nb

Жыл бұрын

@@Coyotehello Also, those tires get flat spots after the first landing, and that contributes to the bouncing around in addition to pavement irregularities.

'Risky Business' - Fantastic movie.

He sure loves to fly ...Tom you're the best truly an honor 😎☝️.

@bettmanthemoron3403

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for spelling YOU'RE correctly. You are one of the few it would seem.

Very cool airplane. I fueled it a couple of times before Tom owned it. When it was called Montana Miss.

@UAL320

Жыл бұрын

Does it need some sort of octane additive? She wasn’t designed for 100LL…..

The Cadillac of the Air !!!! 😍😍😍

Tom has some really cool toys!👍

hahaha.....Gimme a break!!🤣🤣

Tom Cruise owns a P51 Mustang! That's incredible!

Not a TC fan But love his plane

@buzzinbritain8222

Жыл бұрын

Yes its rather a nice woodworking tool isn't it?

@adamenstrom

Жыл бұрын

That's not his.

Here , you go folks? Keep watching his movies hell have more planes like this in no time.

@hubriswonk

Жыл бұрын

I think he can easily own any plane he wants at this point.

Stevo Hinton helping out. The fastest man in a Piston powered aircraft

@OD138

Жыл бұрын

I thought that might be Steve Jr. with him, wish he would race Voodoo or Strega one last time at Reno this year.

Pretty funny how he had to move his airplanes to florida due to the unsustainable taxes in californication. I don't blame Tom.

@rearspeaker6364

Жыл бұрын

like elon musk and his rocket boring missiles.............

beautiful airplane P-51, i wish i could fly one of those .

That dude is legit cool.

what an awesome sound. i think it's a 13 foot (across) prop..... rather than his name, he should have put "maverick" on it

Oh man he is so Lucky.. love that plane

HAHA who puts their name on their plane like that? What a clown 😂

@coldsamon

Жыл бұрын

Very common for pilots of experimental planes. Yes this is registered as experimental.

@dajoker8998

Жыл бұрын

Do not mess with Scientologist bish

Was this shot just recently? It looks like he had the MTV Video award in the back of the canopy. Happy that he enjoying this. Keep that warbird where it belongs.. in the air 😊👍 and to the crew that maintains that bird ( rumor that it’s Steve Hintons son )

In real life, check lists and run ups are a real thing. Who would have thought? 🙂

@MrBNARick

Жыл бұрын

Glad I am not the only one that noticed that

@user-gl1kq8tx5k

Жыл бұрын

BOOSTER SEAT....Check😂

Looks like tom cruise did a three point take off that's pretty impressive! 👍

@falcorob2057

Жыл бұрын

Not really - the correct way to do it is to push the stick forward early in the take off roll to get the tail up. This improves controllability and the view over the nose - quite important in an aeroplane with a long nose like the P51, especially if the pilot is of . . umm . . shorter stature :-)

@turkey0165

Жыл бұрын

@FalcoRob Looking at world war two fighter videos I see three point take offs (not all ) shorter take offs and landings not as you have described in mustangs and WW2 aircraft, maybe they had better training and were better pilots!

@jeremykemp3782

Жыл бұрын

@@falcorob2057 You keep the stick back actually, until there is enough authority/speed for the rudder to work, then ease it forward, not so much to plant the propeller into the ground and then take off making sure you have happy feet on them rudder pedals,. If you stuck the stick forward too early, there would not be enough wind/authority for the rudder to keep directional control. I fly a supercub pa 18

The actor has become the character. Was that his Gulfstream in the hangar, too?

I believe that's Steven Hinton Jr on the wing assisting Tom in the pre flight...

@zigman8550

Жыл бұрын

Nobody knows their way around WW2 aircraft better then Steve Hinton. He pretty much has flown them all.

@tracywilkinson1820

Жыл бұрын

@@zigman8550 I used to see him fly here in Everett WA at Paul Allen's Flying Heritage Collection. Beautiful warbirds in flying condition. In the summer they'd bring them out and zoom low alt in the pattern in formation, usually with an adversarial plane like an ME-109, or FW-190 with a Spitfire or Mustang. The collection was sold to one of the Walton family and is being moved to Arkansas in the next year or so.

@zigman8550

Жыл бұрын

@@tracywilkinson1820 I have seen the beautifully restored FW-190 on a YT video. The story behind it is very cool.

@trogers249

Жыл бұрын

@@zigman8550 Yeah But what's he doing in Naples????

❤ P-51* el Mejor y más Lindo "

Probably an air to air job for some photo's , the plane crossing in front is from Scott Slocum a well known photographer looks like Stevo is flying that plane .

Look at how many "ground support people" he has....

@adamenstrom

Жыл бұрын

Proper observation

@Bruce.-Wayne

Жыл бұрын

If you can afford it, why not?

Hermoso avión.

I bet he whistles the top gun theme on take off

Private plane ? He has several but this one is the badass of them

Why is this so fascinating pilots do this all the time. A lot of people have pilot licenses.

From what I have read, TC is quite an accomplished pilot, also did much of the flying in his movies like "AMERICAN MADE", "TOP GUN", and his "MISSION IMPOSSIBLE" movies.

@Nightmare-kg7xd

Жыл бұрын

Not top gun

@dadadit

Жыл бұрын

Yeah and I'm the Pope too! This over paid clown has no idea the amount of training and continual training military pilots receive in order to fly these planes and react to changing conditions and unanticipated emergencies. My father, a Naval Aviator would say, "he has just enough hours in that plane to fly his ass into a situation from which he can't recover".

@leviduff2740

Жыл бұрын

​@@Nightmare-kg7xd he did fly the p51 in top gun

@bc4458

Жыл бұрын

@@Nightmare-kg7xd Yeah he flew the exact plane you see in the video in the new Top Gun film.

@StallionFX1

Жыл бұрын

With Mission Impossible, he learned how to fly helicopters in 3 months to get his license, just so he can film that scene with him literally hanging and then hijacking the AS350 in mid air. He flew stunts that even most veteran pilots would never even attempt. People can say what they want about Cruise, but that man is DEDICATED and also has a genuine love for aviation.

His plane was built in the Dallas Tx plant in 1946.

I love the fact he is using David Clarkes 13.4 and not some Bose headset like every other corporate YTuber.

Takes money to fly these and maintain them,have a hanger full in Pungo VA and they fly them often.Great to see Toms love of aviation and way better then a car on land .

someone's grandfather flew that plane before

A remarkable man, a remarkable airplane. May the angels of God protect you while flying. Amen.

What a beautiful bird.

What a lucky guy

Jesus! How many people does it take to get that plane off the ground?

@mill2712

Жыл бұрын

A number of good crew to make sure this plane is maintained so it doesn't fall out the sky.

tom is the only P-51 pilot that has an added step 12 in the start-up: "Check Hair"

@paulohalloran5790

Жыл бұрын

Good one

Tom taxi, Tom takeoff, Tom climb, Tom Cruise.

If you can do it your NOT bragging and Cruise checks that box handling his own P-51. Everyone red blooded male over 65 always wanted one of those.

That’s Steve Hinton jr helping him into the cockpit!

Tom; please buy me a DH2 Beaver - the amphibian turbo-charged version eh!

I can't help but remember Clint Eastwood when he acts like a pilot and the flight officer asked excuse me Captain can you fly? I do hop Tom can fly, the Mustang is not a toy.

@portnuefflyer

Жыл бұрын

That's the real deal there, he flies it.

Is he sitting on his 'booster' cushion?

One of the advantages of money is that you can support almost any hobby you can think of, covering investment, education, training, Infrastructure, Maintenance, etc. i.e. photography - equipment and training, travel; marksmanship - menberships, firearms, ammunition, etc. But, Cruise is one of the people who has 'earned his money'. That's the most satisfying way.

@marsbeegeefan1482

Жыл бұрын

Yea, making 20 million for 6 months work!. I got no problem with getting paid...but 20 million? All of us have worked just as hard...but don't have 20 million.

he must be glad to get in the air by himself without all the parasites around him

"The fighter bombers" The P in P-51 means "pursuit", while they sometimes dropped small bombs they weren't considered "bombers" the P-51's were for chasing away, (or shooting down) other attacking enemy aircraft, essentially keeping the enemy away from the bombers. T.C. prides himself on being the real deal, i give him kudos on that.

@adamenstrom

Жыл бұрын

Wrong

@evanschwartz3030

Жыл бұрын

Strada is absolutely correct. The P-51 Mustang served as a 'fighter escort' over Germany, The all black army airforce unit 'Red-Tails' saved many american bomber and there crews over Germany in 1944-1945. They would drop their belly or wing flue tanks when the enemy showed up and have a real go at itl. Certainly not a movie stunt or recreational flying!

@robertd7073

Жыл бұрын

@@evanschwartz3030 ww2 fighter planes were dual role....fighter bombers....... one exception might be the me262

props to Steveo for keeping the k model flying for Tom

@dsmallen

Жыл бұрын

I thought he looked familiar

Is TC one of those Hollywood types telling the rest not to make CO2?

Im watching this video and thinking... wait, he uses Dave Clarks and not A20 headsets? Baller and old skool.

Everyone going about the one plane look at the hangar FFs that’s one hell of a fleet to privately own

To Tomek naprawdę umie latać? 😮 No to wielki szacun!

@aquariumlife2929

Жыл бұрын

Yes... apparently its a scientology deal

Luv you Tom Cruise ❤❤❤❤😊😊😊

Be grate to afford such a bird. Hope it doesn’t end up a scientology asset someday.

@rearspeaker6364

Жыл бұрын

he fly's those banners for scientology too!!!

Must be nice to be able to afford a booster seat for your P-51

@fireman7875

Жыл бұрын

😂

@paulohalloran5790

Жыл бұрын

Ya got that right.....lil Tommy

Is that Steve Hinton giving him some tips at the cockpit? Steve races P51s.