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United States' North American P-51D Mustang fighter1,2,3,4
Mustang Mk IV3,4
North American P-51D Mustang fighter: |
North American P-51D Mustang fighter: |
North American P-51D Mustang fighter: |
North American P-51D Mustang fighter: |
North American P-51D Mustang fighter: |
North American P-51D Mustang fighter, cockpit: |
Design
Engine
The engine was a United States built Rolls-Royce Merlin 61.1
The engine powered an Aeroproducts propeller.3
The engine powered a Hamilton Standard propeller.4
Cockpit
The bubble canopy allowed the pilot to have an exceptional view.1,3,4 Behind the cockpit the fuselage was cut down.3,4
Tail
A fin fillet compensated for the reduced rear fuselage.4
Usage
P-51Ds escorted bombers over Tokyo for the first time in April 1945 from bases on Iwo Jima.4
Royal Air Force (RAF)
The RAF received 215 P-51Ds.4
| North American P-51D Mustang1,2,3,4 Mustang Mk IV2,3,4 |
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|---|---|
| Type | Fighter1,2,3 Fighter bomber1,4 |
| Crew | 11,3,4 |
| Engine (Type) | Packard V-1650-7 piston1 Packard V-1650-7 Merlin4 Packard Rolls-Royce Merlin V-1650-7 piston2,3 |
| Cylinders | Inverted V Inline 121 Inline2 V 123,4 |
| Cooling | Water1 |
| HP | 1,4902,3, 1,5901, 1,7204 |
| Propeller blades | 41,4 |
| Fuel capacity - internal | |
| Fuel capacity - drop tanks | 2: 108 gallon1 2: 491 liter1 |
| Dimensions | |
| Span | 37'1,4, 37' 0.25"2,3 11.28 m2,3,4, 11.29 m1 |
| Length | 32' 3"1,4, 32' 3.25"2, 32' 3.75"3 9.83 m1,4, 9.85 m2,3 |
| Height | 12' 2"1,2,3,4 3.71 m1,2,3,4 |
| Wing area | 233.2 ft2 2,3, 235 ft2 1 21.65 m2 2,3, 21.83 m2 1 |
| Weight | |
| Empty | 7,125 lb1,2,3, 7,635 lb4 3,232 kg1,2,3, 3,463 kg4 |
| Loaded | 11,600 lb2,3, 11,607 lb1, 12,100 lb4 5,252 kg2, 5,262 kg3, 5,488 kg4, 5,625 kg1 |
| Performance | |
| Speed @ 5,000' / 1,525 m |
395 mph4 636 kph4 |
| Speed @ 25,000' / 7,620 m |
437 mph2,3,4, 445 mph1 703 kph4, 704 kph2,3, 716 kph1 |
| Climb | 3,475'/minute4 1,059 m/minute4 |
| Climb to 20,000' / 6,096 m |
7.3 minutes4 |
| Climb to 30,000' / 9,145 m |
13 minutes2,3 |
| Service ceiling | 41,900'1,2,3,4 12,770 m1,2,3,4 |
| Range | 850 miles4, 2,080 miles2,3 1,368 km4, 3,347 km2,3 |
| Range - internal fuel | 326 miles1 535 km1 |
| Range - fuel tanks | 752 miles1, 1,650 miles4 1,210 km1, 2,655 km4 |
| Armament | |
| Wings | 6: 0.5" MG4 6: 12.7 mm Browning MG1,2 6: 12.7 mm MG3 |
| Bombs | 2: 500 lb1, 2: 1,000 lb2,3, 2,000 lb4 2: 227 kg1, 2: 454 kg2,3, 907 kg4 |
| OR | |
| Rockets | 8: 75 mm1 6: 5"2,3,4 6: 127 mm2,3,4 |
Sources:
- Aircraft of WWII, General Editor: Jim Winchester, 2004
- Fighting Aircraft of World War II, Editor: Karen Leverington, 1995
- The Encyclopedia of Weapons of World War II, General Editor Chris Bishop, 1998
- Aircraft of WWII, Stewart Wilson, 1998
