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 North American P-51C/D Mustang

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P-51C
NA01002
P-51C
NA01003
P-51D
NA01001

P-51D
NA7701
P-51D
NA7705
P-51D
NA7709
P-51D
NA7710
P-51-D
NA7711
P-51D
NA7712

Originally designed and built for England in 1940, but AAF was not interested due to poor high altitude performance. Changing power plant to Rolls Royce Merlin cured this. More than 14,000 a/c were manufactured for AAF.

General:

Type: Fighter

Crew: 1

Seating: 1

Specifications

  

Propulsion

  

Performance

  

Length:

Height:

Wingspan:

Empty Weight:

Gross Weight:

32' 3"

13' 8"

37' 0"

- lbs.

11,600 lbs.

No. Engines:

Horsepower:

Power plant:

1

1695 hp

Packard Merlin V-1650

Range:

Speed (max):

Speed (cruise):

Climb:

Ceiling:

1675 miles

443 mph

275 mph

- ft/sec

41,900 ft

Armament:

6x.50cal. machine guns, 10x5" rockets or 1000 lb. of bombs.

 

      

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