Specifications

DCS
[P-51D Mustang]
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AIRCRAFT OVERVIEW
Figure 17: War Emergency Power
Propeller
The P-51D propeller is a Hamilton Standard four-blade, hydraulic, constant-speed propeller with a
diameter of 11 ft, 2 in and a blade pitch range of 42°, set at 23° at low pitch and 65° at high pitch.
The propeller RPM is controlled by the Propeller Control lever on the throttle quadrant in the cockpit.
The propeller governor automatically controls propeller pitch to maintain a constant speed between
1800 and 3000 RPM, depending on the Propeller Control setting. The propeller cannot be feathered.
PUSH PAST GATE STOP FOR
WAR EMERGENCY POWER
GATE STOP
GATE STOP