P-51 Mustang

Models P-51A P-51B P-51C P-51D P-51K P-51H

Production Count 310 1988 1750 7956 1337 555

Combat Record 4950 Air Kills, 4131 Ground Kill, 230 V-1 Kills, 19:1 Kill Ratio

P-51's Today Around 300 P-51's exist today, less than half flying.

DIMENSIONS

Length -feet 32.20 32.25 32.25 32.25 32.25 33.33

Height -feet 13.67 13.67 13.67 13.67 13.67 13.67

Wing Span -feet 37.04 37.04 37.04 37.04 37.04 37.04

Wing Area -sq. feet 233.19 233.19 233.19 233.19 233.19 233.19

WEIGHTS
Empty Weight -lbs. 6433 6840 6985 7635 7635 7040
Normal Take-off-lbs. 8600 9200 9800 10100 10100 9500
Max. Gross -lbs. 10600 11200 11800 12100 12100 11500

POWERPLANT

Manufacturer
*Rolls-Royce Merlin 68V-1710 81V-1650-3, 7V-1650 7V-1650 7V-1650 7V-1650-9
Allison Packard* Packard* Packard* Packard* Packard*


CID 1710 1649 1649 1649 1649 1649
Normal Take-off HP 1200 1400 1490 1490 1490 1380
War Emergency HP 1620 1720 1720 1720 2270

PERFORMANCE

P-51A P-51B P-51C P-51D P-51K P-51H
Max. Speed -mph 409 427 439 437 437 487
--max speed
altitude 10000 20000 25000 25000 25000 25000
Normal Cruise
-mph 325 362
--cruise altitude
Climb to 20,000'
-min. 9.1 7.0 6.9 7.3 7.3 6.8
Service Ceiling
-feet 1350 42000 41900 41900 41900 41600
Fuel Capacity -US
gal. 180 269 269 269 269 255
--with drop tanks 330 419 419 489 489 475
Combat Range
-miles 750 810 955 950 950 755
-speed and altitude 300@10k 253@10k 397@25k 395@25k 395@25k 359@10k
Range w/drop
tanks 2350 2200 2440 1855 1855 1530
-speed and altitude 228@ 244@ 249@ 280@20k 280@20k 243@10k

ARMAMENT
Machine guns 4x .50cal 4x .50cal 4x .50cal 6x .50cal 6x .50cal 6x .50cal
-Rounds available 1260 1260 1260 1880 1880 1880
-Bombs -lbs 2 x 500 2 x 1000 2 x 1000 2 x 1000 2 x 1000 2 x 1000
-or 5" Rockets 10 10 10
Mustangs P-51A P-51B P-51C P-51D P-51K P-51H

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