P51D – Mustang

NAME OF AIRCRAFTDESCRIPTION
P51D – MUSTANGTHE P-51D MUSTANG WAS AN AMERICAN WORLD WAR II PISTON FIGHTER/BOMBER/ESCORT AIRCRAFT. IT WAS MANUFACTURED BY NORTH AMERICAN AVITION COMPANY. THE INTERESTING FACT ABOUT THIS AIRCRAFT WAS THE FAMOUS PEOPLE WHO FLEW THIS TYPE OF PLANE THE TUSKAGEE AIRMEN. ITS ORINGINAL AND FLYABLE. THIS AIRCRAFT CAME IN THE MOVIE REDTAILS.
SPECIFICATIONSDESCRIPTION
MANUFACTURERNORTH AMERICAN AVIATION
YEAR (FIRST FLIGHT)OCTOBER 26,1940
MODELP-51D-30-NT MUSTANG
CREW1
MAX T/O WEIGHT11,600 IBS
SPAN37 FT. 1 IN.
LENGTH32 FT. 3IN
HEIGHT13FT 8 IN
MAXIMUM SPEED437 MPH
CRUISE SPEED362 MPH
RATE OF CLIMB3,200 FT/MIN
POWERPLANT1-1,695HP V-12 PACKARD MERLIN V1650-7 LIQUID-COOLED ENGINE
RANGE950 MILES
SERVICE CEILING41,900 FT
ARMAMENT SIX 0.50-CAL MACHINE GUNS & PROVISIONS FOR TWO 500 LB. BOMBS