Armed Anthros: North American Aviation P-51D Mustang

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Origin:  USA
Year:  1943
Type:  Pursuit, fighter
Weight:  7,635 lb (3,463 kg) empty
Height:  13 ft 4.5 in (4.077 m)
Wingspan:  37 ft (11 m)
Length:  32 ft 3 in (9.83 m)
Max speed:  440 mph (708 km/h)
Range:  1,650 mi (2,655 km) with external tanks
Ceiling:  41,900 ft (12,800 m)
Engine:  1x Packard V-1650 Merlin
Armament:  6x .50 cal. AN/M2 machine guns; 2x hardpoints capable of mounting external fuel tanks, 100 lb bombs, 250 lb bombs, 500 lbs bombs, and HVARs (High Velocity Aircraft Rocket)
Crew:  1

One of the most iconic fighter aircraft of World War II, the North American  Aviation P-51D Mustang was one of the major fighter/pursuit aircraft types field by the US Army Air Force (USAAF) during the war.  The P-51D addressed many of the shortcomings of early Mustang variants, including increased visibility for the pilot through the use of a bubble canopy and improved performance by exchanging the original Allison engine for a licensed copy of the Rolls Royce Merlin engine.  Thanks to its range and performance, the Mustang proved to a formidable opponent for Luftwaffe fighters attempting to down Allied bombers attacking the Third Reich.  An estimate of 4,950 enemy aircraft were claimed to have been destroyed by the Mustang in all of its variants, placing the type second only to the US Navy's Grumman F6F Hellcat for highest total number of enemy aircraft destroyed.

During the war, over 15,000 Mustangs were built by the US, 8,200 of which were P-51Ds and a further ~2,000 of the near-identical -H and -K models.  A further 200 (80 built from NA kits and 120 licensed built) were built by the Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation for Australian service.  The Mustang saw service not only with the US and Australia during the war but also with the United Kingdom, Canada, Nationalist China, France, South Africa,  and Poland (operated by the Polish Air Force in Great Britain).  The aircraft also saw extensive use after WWII, perhaps most notably as the F-51 and main fighter of United Nation's  and US forces in the Korean War until the arrival of jet fighters such as the F-86 Sabre in larger numbers.  Postwar users of the Mustang also include Switzerland, Uruguay, South Korea, the Philippines, Sweden, the Netherlands, Italy, Israel, the People's Republic of China (captured from Nationalist forces near the end of the Chinese Civil War) and El Salvador (one of which was lost in the last aerial combat between piston-engined fighters when it was shot down by a Honduran F4U Corsair in 1969).   The last Mustangs in military service were finally retired in 1984 by the Dominican Republic.

The Mustang has also been popular in civil aviation, partaking in such events and activities as air shows, aerobatic demonstrations, and racing.  Unlike many other warbirds of World War II, a significant number of P-51 Mustangs survive to this day with many in airworthy condition.  Almost 300 Mustangs are believed to still exist with an estimated 170 still capable of flying.

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caldaq

5 years, 5 months ago

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My youngest brother is A fan of this aircraft. I'm more of A p-38 fan myself.

TheGroundedAviator

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It was the "B" model that introduced the Merlin engine. A real funny thing was it wasn't even intended for the USAAF, the company was challenged too either build the P-40 or a new bird in 100 days after they said they could when it was known the P-40 was far from ideal. They did it in 104 or something like that I think but the funny thing is in philosophy it's a very British aircraft as what was called for was streamlining and an inline engine with supercharger which in the end couldn't be done as with what you said about the Allision who's supercharger was cancelled early being seen as unneeded and only came about after the war.
The Brits also specified the laminar flow with as it was the second most aerodynamic with after the Spitfire's but the US knew how too make it when the didn't know with the other, plus it's harder too make and the difference wasn't much.
It's amazing how development stopped with this bird as jets took over. I'd have loved too see what Griffin engines and a better armament of 20mm cannon would've done!

It's funny that RAF, RNZAF (one of those first died in the Great Escape), RAAF and RSAF pilots were the first too take it into combat. The USAAF used the P-47, a VERY American aircraft.