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Specifications
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Type: Fighter Crew: 1 Manufacturer: North American Aviation First flight: October 26, 1940 |
Entered Service: 1942 Final Delivery: N/A Number built: 16,766± Unit cost: US$50,985 in 1945 |
Powerplant:
Manufacturer: Packard
Model: V-1650-7
Type: Liquid-cooled supercharged V-12
Number: 1
Horsepower: 1,490 hp
Dimensions:
Length: 32 ft 3 in (9.83 m)
Wingspan: 37 ft 0 in (11.28 m)
Height: 13 ft 4½ in (4.08 m)
Wing area: 235 ft² (21.83 m²)
Zero-lift drag coefficient: 0.0163
Drag area: 3.80 ft² (0.35 m²)
Aspect ratio: 5.83
Weights:
Empty weight: 7,635 lb (3,465 kg)
Loaded weight: 9,200 lb (4,175 kg)
Maximum takeoff weight: 12,100 lb (5,490 kg)
Performance:
Maximum speed: 437 mph (703 km/h) at 25,000 ft (7,600 m)
Cruise speed: 362 mph (580 km/h)
Stall speed: 100 mph (160 km/h)
Range: 1,650 mi (2,755 km) with external tanks
Service ceiling: 41,900 ft (12,800 m)
Rate of climb: 3,200 ft/min (16.3 m/s)
Wing loading: 39 lb/ft² (192 kg/m²)
Power/mass: 0.18 hp/lb (300 W/kg)
Lift-to-drag ratio: 14.6
Armament:
– 6 × .50 caliber (12.7mm) M2 Browning machine guns with 1,880 total rounds
400 rounds for each on the inner pair, and 270 rounds for each of the outer two pair
– 2 × hardpoints for up to 2,000 lb (907 kg) of bombs
– 6 or 10× T64 5.0 in (127 mm) H.V.A.R rockets (P-51D-25, P-51K-10 on)
Sources:
Wikipedia
Gunston, Bill - The Encyclodepia of the Worlds Combat aircraft, 1976, Chartwell Books, Inc., New York
The Complete Encyclodepia of World Aircraft, 1997, Barnes & Nobles Books, ISBN: 0 7607 0592 5
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