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P-51 Mustang - Technical Specifications

P-51 Mustang Specifications
Model	XP-51	P-51A	P-51B/C-1	P-51B/C	P-51D/K	P-51H
Production Count	2	310	650	3738	9602	555
Combat Record	4950 Air Kills, 4131 Ground Kills, 230 V-1 Kills
P-51 Survivors	Less than 300 P-51's exist today, about 145 flying.
UNITS	(feet, pounds, miles per hour, minutes, US gallons
DIMENSIONS
Model	XP-51	P-51A	P-51B/C-1	P-51B/C	P-51D/K	P-51H
Length	32.25	32.25	32.25	32.25	32.25	33.33
Height	12.2	12.2	13.67	13.67	13.67	13.67
Wing Span	37.04	37.04	37.04	37.04	37.04	37.04
Wing Area	233.19	233.19	233.19	233.19	233.19	233.19
WEIGHTS
Empty Weight	6280	6433	6840	6985	7635	7040
Normal Takeoff	8400	8600	9200	9800	10100	9500
Max. Gross Weight		10600	11200	11800	12100	11500
POWERPLANT
Manufacturer *Rolls-Royce Merlin 68	Allison V-1710-39	Allison V-1710-81	Packard* V-1650-3	Packard* V-1650-7	Packard* V-1650-7	Packard* V-1650-9
CID	1710	1710	1649	1649	1649	1649
Normal T.O. HP	1150	1200	1380	1490	1490	1380
War Emergency HP	na	na	1620	1720	1720	2270
PERFORMANCE
Model	XP-51	P-51A	P-51B/C-1	P-51B/C	P-51D/K	P-51H
Maximum Speed	382 @ 13k	390 @ 20k	430 @ 25k	439 @ 25k	437 @ 25k	487 @ 25k
Cruise Speed	300	305	325 @ 10k	325 @ 10k	325 @ 10k
Climb to 20,000 feet		9.1	7	6.9	7.3	6.8
Service Ceiling	30800	31350	41500	41900	41900	41600
Fuel Capacity	180	180	180	269	269	255
- with drop tanks	330	330	330	419	489	475
Combat Range (int. fuel)	750	750	755	1180	1155	755
- speed/altitude		300 @ 10k	290 @ 20k	294 @ 20k	294 @ 20k	359 @ 10k
Range w/drop tanks		1375	1450	1900	2055	1530
- speed/altitude		280 @	290 @ 20k	294 @ 20k	280 @ 20k	243 @ 10k
ARMAMENT
Model	XP-51	P-51A	P-51B/C-1	P-51B/C	P-51D/K	P-51H
Machine Guns		4x .50 cal	4x .50 cal	4x .50 cal	6x .50 cal	6x .50 cal
- rounds available		1260	1260	1260	1880	1880
Bombs - lbs.		2 x 500	2 x 1000	2 x 1000	2 x 1000	2 x 1000
- or 5" rockets	na	na	na	na	10	10

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