P-51B Mustang

Frank Riera
North American P51B-15-NA
Capt. Clarence E. Anderson, 363rd FS/357th FG, England, June 1944

Specifications (P-51B Mustang)
General characteristics
Crew: 1
Length: 32 ft 3 in (9.83 m)
Wingspan: 37 ft 0 in (11.28 m)
Height: 12 ft 2 in (3.71 m:tail wheel on ground, vertical propeller blade.)
Wing area: 233 sq ft (21.65 m²)
Empty weight: 7,010 lb (3,179 kg)
Loaded weight: 9,800 lb (5,125 kg)
Max. takeoff weight: 12,100 lb (5,490 kg)
Powerplant: 1 × Packard V-1650-3 liquid-cooled supercharged V-12, 1,490 hp
(1,111 kW) at 3,000 rpm;[89] 1,720 hp (1,282 kW) at WEP
Zero-lift drag coefficient: 0.0163
Drag area: 3.80 sqft (0.35 m²)
Aspect ratio: 5.83

Performance
Maximum speed: 441 mph (380 kn, 710 km/h) at 25,000 ft (7,600 m)
Cruise speed: 362 mph (315 kn, 580 km/h)
Stall speed: 100 mph (87 kn, 160 km/h)
Range: 1,200 mi (1,102 nmi, 1,931 km)with external tanks
Service ceiling: 42,000 ft (12,800 m)
Rate of climb: 3,520 ft/min (17.9 m/s)
Wing loading: 42.5 lb/sqft (207.5 kg/m²)
Power/mass: 0.15 hp/lb (300 W/kg)
Lift-to-drag ratio: 14.6
Recommended Mach limit 0.8

Armament
4× 0.50 caliber (12.7mm) M2 Browning machine guns (350 rounds for each on
the inner pair, and 280 rounds for each of the outer two pair)
2× hardpoints for up to 2,000 lb (907 kg) of bombs