- First flight1944
- Introduction5 January 1942, with the Royal Air Force
- StatusPrototype
- Number built1
Specifications
01
Crew & dimensions
- Crew
- 1
- Length
- 32 ft 3 in
- Wingspan
- 37 ft
- Height
- 13 ft 4.5 in
02
Performance
- Maximum speed
- 440 mph (383 kn)
- Range
- 1,650 mi (1,434 nmi)
- Service ceiling
- 41,900 ft
03
Powerplant
- Powerplant
- 1 × Packard (Rolls-Royce) V-1650-7 Merlin 12-cylinder liquid cooled engine (1,490 hp)
04
Armament
- Armament
- Guns: 6 ×.50 caliber (12.7mm) AN/M2 Browning machine guns with 1,840 total rounds (380 rounds for each on the inboard pair and 270 rounds for each of the outer two pair); Bombs: 1 × 100 lb or 250 lb bomb or 500 lb bomb on hardpoint under each wing; Rockets: 6 or 10 × 5.0 in (127 mm) T64 HVAR rockets (P-51D-25, P-51K-10 on)
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