P-51 vs P-47
P-51 Mustang versus P-47 Thunderbolt |
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| Airplane | P-51 Mustang | P-47 Thunderbolt | ||
| Country | USA | USA | ||
| Type of aircraft | Fighter-Bomber | Fighter-bomber | ||
| First Flight | 1940 | 1941 | ||
| Introduction | 1942 | 1942 | ||
| Crew | 1 | 1 | ||
| Number built | 16000 | 15700 | ||
Airplanes dogfight compare |
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| Lethality points | 60 | 80 | ||
| Lethality level | High | High | ||
| Firing Time pts (main gun) | 20 | 32 | ||
| Firing Time pts (secondary guns) | 30 | 32 | ||
| Firing Time pts (total) | 50 | 64 | ||
| Main gun Rate of fire (round/min) | 850 | 1200 | ||
| Main gun Effective range (yd) | 2000 | 2000 | ||
| Main gun Effective range (m) | 1829 | 1829 | ||
| Turn Radius (No flaps) | 777 | 806 | ||
| Turn Radius (Full flaps) | 633 | 608 | ||
| Speed/Accele./Agility pts | 59 | 62 | ||
| Acceleration (0-150 ft (ft/s)) | 10,00 | 10,50 | ||
| Acceleration (0-150 ft (m/s)) | 3,05 | 3,20 | ||
| Acceleration (250-300 ft (ft/s)) | 22,30 | 22,20 | ||
| Acceleration (250-300 ft (m/s)) | 6,80 | 6,77 | ||
| Wing Loading (lb/sq ft) | 39 | 58 | ||
| Wing Loading (kg/sq m) | 190 | 283 | ||
| Max Power/mass (hp/lb) | 0,225 | 0,255 | ||
| Max Power/mass (hp/kg) | 0,497 | 0,562 | ||
| Min Power/mass (hp/lb) | 0,143 | 0,143 | ||
| Min Power/mass (hp/kg) | 0,316 | 0,314 | ||
| Climb Rate (ft/min) | 3200 | 3125 | ||
| Climb Rate (m/min) | 975 | 953 | ||
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| Length (ft) | 32,30 | 36,00 | ||
| Length (m) | 9,85 | 10,97 | ||
| Width (ft) | 37,00 | 40,80 | ||
| Width (m) | 11,28 | 12,44 | ||
| Height (ft) | 13,40 | 14,70 | ||
| Height (m) | 4,08 | 4,48 | ||
| Wing Area (sq ft) | 235 | 300 | ||
| Wing Area (sq m) | 21,8 | 27,9 | ||
| Empty Weight (lb) | 7630 | 9950 | ||
| Empty Weight (kg) | 3461 | 4513 | ||
| Max. Take Off (lb) | 12000 | 17780 | ||
| Max. Take Off (kg) | 5443 | 8065 | ||
| Engine Power (hp) | 1720 | 2535 | ||
| Engine | 1 × Packard V-1650-7 | 1 × Pratt & Whitney R-2800-59 | ||
| Max Speed (mph) | 437 | 433 | ||
| Max Speed (km/h) | 703 | 697 | ||
| Max Speed (Mach) | 0,57 | 0,57 | ||
| Max Range (miles) | 1650 | 1800 | ||
| Max Range (km) | 2655 | 2897 | ||
| Service Ceiling (ft) | 42000 | 43150 | ||
| Service Ceiling (m) | 12802 | 13152 | ||
Airplanes armament and equipment
| 4 x 20mm long-barrel Hispano-Suiza cannons in wings, 2 x 12.7mm machine guns in nose 4 x 12.7mm machine guns in wingsP-51D: 6 x .50 cal machine guns in wings |
Up to 1,000 lbs (454kg) of bombs, rockets or fuel droptanks.
8 x .50 caliber (12.7mm) Browning M2 air-cooled heavy machine guns (four to a wing);
10 x 5-inch (127mm) Air-to-Surface HVAR Rockets
2 x 1,000lb bombs underwing
3 x drop tanks underwing (x2) and fuselage centerline.