United States' North American P-51K Mustang fighter, Mustang Mk IV
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Design
The P-51K had a Aeroproducts propellar.1
Prototype
Production
The P-51K was only produced at the Dallas plant.1
Variants
Usage
Royal Air Force (RAF)
The RAF received 594 P-51Ks.1
Specifications
| North American P-51K Mustang1, Mustang Mk IV1 | |
|---|---|
| Type | Fighter bomber1 |
| Crew | 11 |
| Engine (Type) | Packard V-1650-7 Merlin1 |
| Cylinders | V 121 |
| Cooling | |
| HP | 1,7201 |
| Propeller blades | 41 |
| Dimensions | |
| Span | 37'1 11.28 m1 |
| Length | 32' 3"1 9.83 m1 |
| Height | 12' 2"1 3.71 m1 |
| Wing area | |
| Weight | |
| Empty | |
| Loaded | |
| Performance | |
| Speed @ 5,000' / 1,525 m |
395 mph1 636 kph1 |
| Speed @ 25,000' / 7,620 m |
437 mph1 703 kph1 |
| Climb | 3,475'/minute1 1,059 m/minute1 |
| Climb to 20,000' / 6,096 m |
7.3 minutes1 |
| Service ceiling | 41,900'1 12,770 m1 |
| Range | 850 miles1 1,368 km1 |
| Range - fuel tanks | 1,650 miles1 2,655 km1 |
| Armament | |
| Wings | 6: 0.5" MG1 |
| Bombs | 2,000 lb1 907 kg1 |
| OR | |
| Rockets | 6: 5"1 6: 127 mm1 |
Sources:
- Aircraft of WWII, Stewart Wilson, 1998
