Manufacturer: North American Aviation Model: P-51D Year built: 1944 Serial Number: 44-84961A Number of Seats: 1 Number of Engines: 1 Engine Type: Reciprocating Engine: Packard Liberty

Role: Fighter
First flight: 26 October 1940
Introduction: 1942
Retired: 1984
Primary users: United States Army Air Forces, Royal Air Force, numerous others (see below)
Number built: 15,875
Unit cost: US$50,985 in 1945
Variants: North American A-36, F-82 Twin Mustang, Cavalier Mustang, Piper PA-48 Enforcer, North American Mustang X

Specifications

P-51D Mustang

General characteristics

-Crew: 1
-Length: 32 ft 3 in (9.83 m)
-Wingspan: 37 ft 0 in (11.28 m)
-Height: 13 ft 8 in (4.17 m)
-Wing area: 235 ft² (21.83 m²)
-Empty weight: 7,635 lb (3,465 kg)
-Loaded weight: 9,200 lb (4,175 kg)
-Max takeoff weight: 12,100 lb (5,490 kg)
-Powerplant: 1× Packard V-1650-7 liquid-cooled supercharged V-12, 1,490 hp (1,111 kW) at 3,000 rpm; 1,720 hp (1,282 kW) at WEP
-Zero-lift drag coefficient: 0.0163
-Drag area: 3.80 ft² (0.35 m²)
-Aspect ratio: 5.83

Performance

-Maximum speed: 437 mph (703 km/h) at 25,000 ft (7,620 m)
-Cruise speed: 362 mph (580 km/h)
-Stall speed: 100 mph (160 km/h)
-Range: 1,650 mi (2,755 km) with external tanks
-Service ceiling: 41,900 ft (12,770 m)
-Rate of climb: 3,200 ft/min (16.3 m/s)
-Wing loading: 39 lb/ft² (192 kg/m²)
-Power/mass: 0.18 hp/lb (300 W/kg)
-Lift-to-drag ratio: 14.6
-Recommended Mach limit 0.8

Armament

-6 × 0.50 in (12.7 mm) machine guns; 400 rounds per gun for the two inboard guns; 270 per outboard gun
-2 hardpoints for up to 2,000 lb (907 kg)
-10 × 5 in (127 mm) rockets

P-51H Mustang

General characteristics

-Crew: 1
-Length: 33 ft 4 in (10.16 m)
-Wingspan: 37 ft 0 in (11.28 m)
-Height: 11 ft 1 in (3.38 m)
-Wing area: 235 ft² (21.83 m²)
-Empty weight: 7,040 lb (3,195 kg)
-Loaded weight: 9,500 lb (4,310 kg)
-Max takeoff weight: 11,500 lb (5,215 kg)
-Powerplant: 1× Packard V-1650-9 liquid-cooled supercharged V-12, 1,490 hp (1,111 kW) at 3,000 rpm, 2,220 hp (1,655 kW) at WEP

Performance

-Maximum speed: 487 mph (784 km/h) at 25,000 ft (7,620 m)
-Range: 1,160 mi (1,865 km) with external tanks
-Service ceiling: 41,600 ft (12,680 m)
-Rate of climb: 3,300 ft/min (16.8 m/s)
-Wing loading: 40.4 lb/ft² (197.4 kg/m²)
-Power/mass: 0.23 hp/lb (385 W/kg)

Armament

-6 × 0.50 in (12.7 mm) Browning machine guns with 1,880 total rounds (400 rounds for each on the inner pair, and 270 rounds for each of the outer two pair), or 4 of the same guns with 1,600 total rounds (400 per gun).

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