P-51 Mustang Over Wairarapa (NZ)
by Dean S. Pemberton from Wikipedia Commons
AIRCRAFT SPECIFICATIONS
| Type: | Long range escort fighter |
| Contractor: Description: |
North American Aviation
Single Seater Monoplane |
| Wingspan: Length: Height (max): Weight empty: Weight loaded: Power Plant: Armament: |
37 ft (11.27 m)
32 ft, 3 in (11.36 m) 13 ft, 8 in (4.2 m) 7,000 lbs (3,175 kgs) 12,100 lbs (5,488 kgs) One Allison V-1710-81 engine (later replaced by one Rolls Royce (Packard) Merlin V-1650 rated at 1650 hp) 6 x .50 MG-52 machine guns, up to a 1,000 lb. bomb load |
| Performance Maximum speed: Ceiling: Range: |
437 mph (703 kmph) 41,900 ft (12,771 km) 1,000 mi (1,609 km) |