- P-51 - Long range escort fighter, single seat interceptor
- First flight - October 26, 1940
- Total production - 15,586
- Powerplant - One Packard 1695-horsepower,
12-cylinder,V-1650-7 Merlin
liquid cooled piston engine
- Climb rate - 3,475 feet per minute
- Armament - six .50-caliber MG-52 machine guns,
up to a 1,000 lb. bomb load, or six 5-inch rockets |
- Wingspan - 37 ft. (11.29 m)
- Length - 32 ft., 3 in. (9.85 m)
- Height - 13 ft., 8 in. (4.16 m)
- Wing area - 233 sq. ft. (21.4 m2)
- Weight - 7,125 lb. empty
- Maximum takeoff weight - 12,100 lb.
- Maximum speed - 437 mph at 25,000 ft.
- Ceiling - 41,900 ft.
- Range - 2080 miles with drop tanks
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