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P-51D Mustang

  • Number Built: 15,586
  • Manufacturer: North American Aviation (now part of Boeing)

Specifications

Dimensions

  • Length: 32 ft. 3 in.
  • Wingspan: 37 ft. 0 in.
  • Empty Weight: 7,635 lbs.
  • Loaded Weight: 12,100 lbs.
  • Engine: 1x Packard-built V-1650-7 RR Merlin liquid-cooled, supercharged, V-12 inline piston engine
  • Engine Power: 1,490 hp; 1,720 hp with War Emergency Power

Performance

  • Cruising Speed: 362 mph
  • Max Speed: 440 mph
  • Range: 1,155 miles without drop tanks
  • Ceiling: 41,900 ft
  • Rate of Climb: 3,475 ft./min. initial

Armament

  • 6x 0.50 caliber AN/M2 Browning machine guns
  • up to 1,000 lbs. of bombs carried on two hardpoints (one under each wing)