Specifications

DCS

[P-51D Mustang]

AIRCRAFT OVERVIEW

General Description

The North American Aviation P-51D fighter aircraft is a single-seat, low wing monoplane powered by

a 12 cylinder V-1650-7 liquid cooled, Packard built Rolls Royce "Merlin" engine. The engine is

equipped with a two-speed, two-stage supercharger and an automatic manifold pressure regulator.

The engine spins a four blade Hamilton Standard Hydromatic constant speed propeller.

The Packard engine delivers approximately 1490 horse power at sea level. It has a critical altitude of

approximately 14,000 feet in low blower supercharger mode and a critical altitude of approximately

27,000 feet in high blower mode. The maximum altitude is approximately 40,000 feet. The

supercharger ratios are approximately 6 to 1 in low blower mode and 8 to 1 in high blower mode.

The fuselage is a semi-monocoque, all-metal structure. The all-metal wings are built in two halves

which are joined at the aircraft center line and are of full cantilever structure. The airfoil is of laminar-

flow design, which provides low drag even at high speed. The tail section is metal with fabric-covered

elevator and rudder control surfaces. The aircraft is flush-riveted throughout – another factor

contributing to its great speed.

Two fuel tanks with a total capacity of 184 U.S. gallons are located inside the wing and an additional

85 gallon fuselage fuel tank is located aft of the cockpit.

The armament consists of six .50 caliber machine guns mounted in the wings. Streamlined bomb

racks installed beneath each wing panel can accommodate one 100, 300, or 500-lb. bomb each, or a

depth charge or chemical tank. The bomb racks can be easily removed. Bombs may be substituted by

droppable combat fuel tanks with a capacity of 75 or 110 U.S. gallons each for long-range operations.

The wing can also support up to 10 unguided rockets, or up to 6 if bombs are also loaded.

Specifications

Specifications for the P-51D are:

 Wing Span – 37 feet

 Overall length – 32 feet 3 inches

 Height (tail down) – 12 feet 2 inches

 Prop diameter – 11 feet 18 inches

 Pitch setting – 23° to 65°

 Wing area – 233.19 square feet