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Description
| Manufacturer: | North American |
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| Base model: | P-51 | ||
| Designation: | P-51 | ||
| Version: | D | ||
| Nickname: | Mustang | ||
| Designation System: | U.S. Air Force | ||
| Designation Period: | 1925-1947 | ||
| Basic role: | Pursuit | ||
| Crew: | Pilot | ||
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Specifications
| Length: | 32' 3" | 9.8 m | |
| Height: | 13' 8" | 4.1 m | |
| Wingspan: | 37' | 11.3 m | |
| Wingarea: | 235.0 sq ft | 21.8 sq m | |
| Empty Weight: | 7,000 lb | 3,175 kg | |
| Gross Weight: | 9,200 lb | 4,173 kg | |
| Max Weight: | 12,100 lb | 5,487 kg | |
Propulsion
| No. of Engines: | 1 | ||
| Powerplant: | Rolls-Royce (Packard) Merlin V-1650 | ||
| Horsepower (each): | 1650 | ||
Performance
| Range: | 1,000 miles | 1,610 km | |
| Cruise Speed: | 275 mph | 442 km/h | 238 kt |
| Max Speed: | 437 mph | 703 km/h | 380 kt |
| Ceiling: | 41,900 ft | 12,770 m | |
History
| Date | Subject | Event |
| 1951/05/29 | Blair, Charles F. | Capt. Charles F. Blair flew his P-51D Mustang "Excalibur III" 3,375 miles from Bardufoss, Norway, to Fairbanks, AK. becoming the first person to make a solo flight across the North Pole. The flight took 10 hours 29 mi
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Examples of this type may be found at
P-51D on display
Air Mobility Command Museum | California ANG - 144th FW, Fresno | Cavanaugh Flight Museum | Champlin Fighter Museum | |
Eighth Air Force Museum | Fantasy of Flight | March Field Museum | Museum of Aviation | |
National Air and Space Museum | Olympic Flight Museum | The Air Museum | The Air Museum "Planes of Fame" |
Recent comments by our visitors
| Harry , WA | You know, the beauty of us being Americans is that we can have our favorite aircraft and talk about it, even argue about it... The Mustang, the Corsair, the Lightening, the Thunderbolt, the P-40 (known by more than one name) and the Aircobra ALL had their unique specifications. as did many other naval planes I didn't mention. The best thing about all of them is they were made by Americans, in America in a dire time of need and they were EXCEPTIONAL aircraft. You can't mistake the sound of a merlin would up and screaming... and there is also no other sound like the Corsair shooting by with it's engine wound tight either. They are beautiful to behold, awe inspiring, magnificent aircraft. Keep your favorites and even argue about them if you must! That is what they flew for. Freedom!
side note: on June 8th once again a P-51B with a Malcom Hood took to the air under Bud Anderson's "Old Crow" Markings. It can be seen on Mustangsmustangs.com 06/28/2008 @ 08:33 [ref: 21711] |
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| Aaron F. Robinson Wilmington, NC | The P-51D Mustang, I must tell you, is one of the worst aircraft I have ever heard of. I hate it!
(Everything I wrote is the opposite of what I think. I love this airplane!) 04/12/2008 @ 18:22 [ref: 20526] |
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| Bob , NY | Click on or copy and paste this link to see an early army promo video.
http://www.zenoswarbirdvideos.com/P-51.html?gclid=CLiCzL2Qj5ICFQcKGgod3kpo_A 03/15/2008 @ 03:57 [ref: 20028] |
| Colin Noblesville, IN | HI,
My grandfather worked for Chance Fought in Dallas, TX and helped develop the F4U Corsair. He was a mechanical engineer and worked on the rudder/tail wheel section. Yes the F4U was a bit faster and could dive at an incridable speed. But after having the oppurtunity to ride in a P-51D not once but twice. I have to say that the North American P-51 is my favorite aircraft. I admire my grandfather and all the other engineers at Chance Fought but if I had to choose the plane I would have flown in WWII it would be the Mustang. 02/25/2008 @ 15:58 [ref: 19777] |
| Angel Galloza aguada, OTH | the best plane ever made. he went 7 to 1 ods and still won
and a like to wach p-51 mustang in a show 02/12/2008 @ 08:55 [ref: 19659] |
| dick jenkins Niceville, FL | I have several photos taken recently at the Roar and Soar festivities of 2007 at Fantasy of Flight. I also have good quality photos of several other aircraft from Fantasy of Flight taken in the air and on the tarmac rather than in the hanger. Please let me know if you are interested.
My photos include the P-51C, Grumman Goose, P-51D, German Stork, and many others from that day. 01/22/2008 @ 04:30 [ref: 19391] |
| Terrence New York, NY | Good, but at the same time easy to produce airfoil which allowed for low wing loading + 1650hp British engine that has just as much go power at 25,000' as it does at sea level + 75 or (I think) 110 gallon drop tanks for long range = Great Fighter.
My point is that yes, the P-51D was a great fighter, but it was designed and built in a matter of months and if not for quite a bit of luck regarding the marriage of a good wing, a lot of fuel and a great engine it would have been nothing more than another one of those weird and mostly forgotten about WWII fighters, kind of like the P-39. There's a lot of talk here about whether the P-51D or the F4U was better and I honostly think it's hard to say. They both had high speed, high rate of climb, long range and (for the most part) six .50'' machine guns. Other than that, the Corsair was definately more rugged, but the Mustang was definately easier to fly. Someone here said; "A single round in the radiator of the P-51 and it's done". True enough, but by the same token how many Corsairs do you think were lost due to the simple fact that it's so hard to land or that the fuel tanks were known to leak and catch fire because of that massive double wasp? All and all, the P-51D was a great fighter due in large part to luck. Where as planes such as the Spitfire or the Me-109 achieved greatness due to years of careful research and development. 01/19/2008 @ 16:52 [ref: 19361] |
| Roy , CA | The Corsair was about 10 mph faster than the P-51D at the altitude where the Mustang developed it’s highest speed.
The Corsair could out-climb the Mustang by nearly 800 fpm. The corsir was equiped with six .50 caliber machine guns or four 20mm cannons. Bomb loads could exceed that of some twin engine bombers. The engine would continue to run and make power even if a cylinder was shot off. The P-51D could be brought down by a single bullet anywhere in the cooling system. The Corsair could be flown at speeds more than 30 mph slower than that at which the Mustang stalled. Designed to be Carrier based. 10/15/2007 @ 11:16 [ref: 18194] |
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