P-51 Mustang
Type: | Single-engine, low-wing monoplane |
Role: | Fighter |
Top speed: | 437 mph / 703 kph |
Service Ceiling: | 41,900' / 12,800 m |
Range: | 1,650 mi / 2,755 km |
Weight: | 7,635 lbs / 3,465 kg |
Wingspan: | 37′ 0″ / 11.28 m |
Length: | 32′ 3″ / 9.83 m |
Height: | 13' 4″ / 4.08 m |
Engine Type: | 1,490 hp Packard V-1650-7 liquid-cooled V-12, with 2-stage Intercooled Supercharger |
Crew: | 1 |
Designer(s): | Edgar Schmued |
Manufacturer: | North American Aviation |
Number Manufactured: | 15,000 + |
Country of Origin: | United States |
First Flight: | October 26, 1940 |
Retired: | 1984 (Dominican Air Force) |
Guns: | 6 .50 caliber / 12.7mm AN/M2 Browning Machine Guns |
Bombs: | 1,000 lbs / 453 kg |
Rockets: | 6 or 10 5.0 in / 127 mm T64 H.V.A.R Rockets |