North American P-51B-1 "Mustang"
Country | United States Of America |
Type | Single seat fighter |
Date of service | July 1943 |
Powerplant | Packard Merlin V-1650-3 12-cylinder Vee liquid-cooled |
Horsepower | 1,380 hp.With WEP1,600 hp. |
Max Speed | 440 mph @ 30,000 ft. |
ClimbRate | 3,900 ft/min. |
Weight | |
empty | 6,840 lbs. |
loaded | 9,800 lbs. |
Ceiling | 42,000 ft. |
Range | 1300 miles normal / 2200 miles max with 419 Imp. gallons of fuel including 2 drop tanks and enlarged fuel tank behind pilot's seat. |
Armament | 4 - 50 cal Colt Browning M-2 machine guns (2/wing) with 350 rounds per inboard gun and 280 rounds per outboard gun |