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P-51D Mustang (Luftwaffe Captured)

119k DestinyAviation  7.8 years ago
Auto Credit Based on BaconAircraft's -[FINISHED!]- WORLD WAR 2 CHALLENGE!

This is probably one, if not the best replica that I have ever made. Please enjoy!

Takeoff:
-Hold pitch down until aircraft lifts off of the runway

Controls:
-Nothing special, but AcG:1 to jettison the drop tanks

Notes:
-Top speed: ~350-360mph

History (from Wikipedia and another website that I will have here shortly):
-(Wikipedia): The North American Aviation P-51 Mustang is an American long-range, single-seat fighter and fighter-bomber used during World War II, the Korean War and other conflicts. The Mustang was designed in 1940 by North American Aviation (NAA) in response to a requirement of the British Purchasing Commission for license-built Curtiss P-40 fighters. The prototype NA-73X airframe was rolled out on 9 September 1940, 102 days after the contract was signed and first flew on 26 October.[5][6]

-(Other Article):
The Mustang changed the aspect of the air war. Because it was able to escort the 'Big Friends" on their 1100-mile trip to the target and back, German fighter forces started suffering greater losses. In addition to its long range, the P-51 was an able dogfighter, capable of dealing with Germany's Fw 190 and Me 109 fighters, and totally outclassing older designs such as the Me 110 which had until then been used successfully against the sluggish and unmaneuverable bombers. Such was the Mustang's potential that on January 11, 1944, Major James Howard single-handedly attacked a group of Me 110 and shot down 5 of them. It was clear to all that the new aircraft, by supporting the bomber offensive, would eventually lead to the Luftwaffe's defeat. Walter Wolfrum, a Luftwaffe ace with 137 victories, remembered of his encounters with American fighters that "the P-47 wasn't so bad because we could out turn and outclimb it, initially. [...] The P-51 was something else. It could do everything we could do and do it much better. First off, it was hard to recognize. Unless you saw it from the side, it looked like a Me 109. This caused us trouble from the outset. We would see them, think they were ours and then the damned things would shoot us full of holes. We didn't like them at all! " .

Resources:
http://www.mustang.gaetanmarie.com/articles/germany/germany.htm

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_P-51_Mustang

General Characteristics

  • Predecessor -[FINISHED!]- WORLD WAR 2 CHALLENGE!
  • Created On iOS
  • Wingspan 59.9ft (18.3m)
  • Length 50.8ft (15.5m)
  • Height 19.1ft (5.8m)
  • Empty Weight 14,954lbs (6,783kg)
  • Loaded Weight 14,954lbs (6,783kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 1.728
  • Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.2
  • Wing Loading 28.2lbs/ft2 (137.8kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 529.9ft2 (49.2m2)
  • Drag Points 11537

Parts

  • Number of Parts 206
  • Control Surfaces 4
  • Performance Cost 688
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    2,628 CptPandy

    P-FiddyWonTheWar hahaha

    7.8 years ago
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    16.2k Mox

    LUFTWAFFLE!!!!!

    7.8 years ago
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    5,934 Mudkip

    @BaconAircrafts

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    I agree, but by the time I realized the plane was almost finished, so I decided to keep it where it was. @MEGANOOB

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    995 MEGANOOB

    That is cool! But cockpit should be moved more to the back

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    8,417 RedBeard66

    iv'e always found these intriguing

    7.8 years ago