P-51 vs F6F
P-51 Mustang versus F6F Hellcat |
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| Airplane | P-51 Mustang | F6F Hellcat | ||
| Country | USA | USA | ||
| Type of aircraft | Fighter-Bomber | Fighter | ||
| First Flight | 1940 | 1942 | ||
| Introduction | 1942 | 1943 | ||
| Crew | 1 | 1 | ||
| Number built | 16000 | 12275 | ||
Airplanes dogfight compare |
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| Lethality points | 60 | 60 | ||
| Lethality level | High | High | ||
| Firing Time pts (main gun) | 20 | 30 | ||
| Firing Time pts (secondary guns) | 30 | 30 | ||
| Firing Time pts (total) | 50 | 60 | ||
| 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 | 649 | ||
| Turn Radius (Full flaps) | 633 | 465 | ||
| Speed/Accele./Agility pts | 59 | 86 | ||
| Acceleration (0-150 ft (ft/s)) | 10,00 | 9,70 | ||
| Acceleration (0-150 ft (m/s)) | 3,05 | 2,96 | ||
| Acceleration (250-300 ft (ft/s)) | 22,30 | 30,60 | ||
| Acceleration (250-300 ft (m/s)) | 6,80 | 9,33 | ||
| Wing Loading (lb/sq ft) | 39 | 38 | ||
| Wing Loading (kg/sq m) | 190 | 185 | ||
| Max Power/mass (hp/lb) | 0,225 | 0,216 | ||
| Max Power/mass (hp/kg) | 0,497 | 0,477 | ||
| Min Power/mass (hp/lb) | 0,143 | 0,129 | ||
| Min Power/mass (hp/kg) | 0,316 | 0,285 | ||
| Climb Rate (ft/min) | 3200 | 3500 | ||
| Climb Rate (m/min) | 975 | 1067 | ||
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| Length (ft) | 32,30 | 33,60 | ||
| Length (m) | 9,85 | 10,24 | ||
| Width (ft) | 37,00 | 42,90 | ||
| Width (m) | 11,28 | 13,08 | ||
| Height (ft) | 13,40 | 13,10 | ||
| Height (m) | 4,08 | 3,99 | ||
| Wing Area (sq ft) | 235 | 334 | ||
| Wing Area (sq m) | 21,8 | 31,0 | ||
| Empty Weight (lb) | 7630 | 9250 | ||
| Empty Weight (kg) | 3461 | 4196 | ||
| Max. Take Off (lb) | 12000 | 15450 | ||
| Max. Take Off (kg) | 5443 | 7008 | ||
| Engine Power (hp) | 1720 | 2000 | ||
| Engine | 1 × Packard V-1650-7 | 1 × Pratt & Whitney R-2800-10W | ||
| Max Speed (mph) | 437 | 380 | ||
| Max Speed (km/h) | 703 | 612 | ||
| Max Speed (Mach) | 0,57 | 0,50 | ||
| Max Range (miles) | 1650 | 1500 | ||
| Max Range (km) | 2655 | 2414 | ||
| Service Ceiling (ft) | 42000 | 37300 | ||
| Service Ceiling (m) | 12802 | 11369 | ||
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.
6 x 0.50 caliber M2 Browning heavy machine guns in wings.
ALTERNATIVE (F6F-5N):
2 x 20mm cannons WITH 4 x .50 caliber machine guns.2 x 11.75 (298mm) “Tiny Tim” unguided rockets underwing.
6 x 5-inch (127mm) HVAR unguided rockets underwing.