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Description
| Manufacturer: | North American |
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| Base model: | P-51 | ||
| Designation: | P-51 | ||
| Version: | A | ||
| 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: | 12' 2" | 3.7 m | |
| Wingspan: | 37' | 11.3 m | |
| Wingarea: | 235.0 sq ft | 21.8 sq m | |
| Max Weight: | 9,000 lb | 4,081 kg | |
Propulsion
| No. of Engines: | 1 | ||
| Powerplant: | Allison V-1710-81 | ||
| Horsepower (each): | 1200 | ||
Performance
| Range: | 450 miles | 724 km | |
| Max Speed: | 390 mph | 628 km/h | 339 kt |
| Ceiling: | 31,350 ft | 9,555 m | |
Known serial numbers
Examples of this type may be found at
| Museum | City | State |
| Planes of Fame, Grand Canyon | Valle | Arizona |
| The Air Museum "Planes of Fame" | Chino | California |
P-51A on display
Planes of Fame, Grand Canyon |
Recent comments by our visitors
| Aaron F. Robinson Wilmington, NC | On November 25, 1943, the 530th Fighter-Bomber squadron of the 311th Fighter Group flew the first of the Mustang`s long-range escort missions, using drop tanks to escort B-24 Liberators in an attack on Rangoon, Burma, a round trip of nearly 900 miles. 09/20/2007 @ 16:59 [ref: 17979] |
| Aaron F. Robinson Wilmington, NC | The Planes of Fame museum in Chino, California, has a P-51A painted in the markings of an RAF Mustang I. 09/20/2007 @ 14:43 [ref: 17977] |
| Aaron Robinson Wilmington, NC | The first production P-51A flew in February 1943, and a total of 310 production aircraft were built between March and May of that same year. Of these, 35 were modified as photo recon aircraft and redesignated F-6B, 50 went to the Royal Air Force (RAF) as Mustang IIs, and the remaining aircraft served with the USAAF in the China-Burma-India (CBI) theater during 1943-44. 09/20/2007 @ 12:41 [ref: 17975] |
| Aaron F. Robinson Wilmington, NC | One of the P-51A photos below features the P-51A in the video game Heroes of the Pacific (which contains several other flyable planes as well). The Mustang in the screenshot features a 4-bladed propeller. However, in real life no Allison engined Mustangs were ever fitted with a 4-bladed propeller. 08/20/2007 @ 19:54 [ref: 17696] |
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