P-51 vs Bf-109
P-51 Mustang versus Messerschmitt Bf-109 |
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| Airplane | P-51 Mustang | Messerschmitt Bf-109 | ||
| Country | USA | Germany | ||
| Type of aircraft | Fighter-Bomber | MR Fighter | ||
| First Flight | 1940 | 1935 | ||
| Introduction | 1942 | 1937 | ||
| Crew | 1 | 1 | ||
| Number built | 16000 | 34000 | ||
Airplanes dogfight compare |
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| Lethality points | 60 | 115 | ||
| Lethality level | High | Very High | ||
| Firing Time pts (main gun) | 20 | 7 | ||
| Firing Time pts (secondary guns) | 30 | 22 | ||
| Firing Time pts (total) | 50 | 29 | ||
| Main gun Rate of fire (round/min) | 850 | 900 | ||
| Main gun Effective range (yd) | 2000 | 2000 | ||
| Main gun Effective range (m) | 1829 | 1829 | ||
| Turn Radius (No flaps) | 777 | 703 | ||
| Turn Radius (Full flaps) | 633 | 533 | ||
| Speed/Accele./Agility pts | 59 | 58 | ||
| Acceleration (0-150 ft (ft/s)) | 10,00 | 7,60 | ||
| Acceleration (0-150 ft (m/s)) | 3,05 | 2,32 | ||
| Acceleration (250-300 ft (ft/s)) | 22,30 | 17,40 | ||
| Acceleration (250-300 ft (m/s)) | 6,80 | 5,30 | ||
| Wing Loading (lb/sq ft) | 39 | 40 | ||
| Wing Loading (kg/sq m) | 190 | 195 | ||
| Max Power/mass (hp/lb) | 0,225 | 0,268 | ||
| Max Power/mass (hp/kg) | 0,497 | 0,591 | ||
| Min Power/mass (hp/lb) | 0,143 | 0,193 | ||
| Min Power/mass (hp/kg) | 0,316 | 0,426 | ||
| Climb Rate (ft/min) | 3200 | 3400 | ||
| Climb Rate (m/min) | 975 | 1036 | ||
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| Length (ft) | 32,30 | 28,67 | ||
| Length (m) | 9,85 | 8,74 | ||
| Width (ft) | 37,00 | 32,35 | ||
| Width (m) | 11,28 | 9,86 | ||
| Height (ft) | 13,40 | 11,15 | ||
| Height (m) | 4,08 | 3,40 | ||
| Wing Area (sq ft) | 235 | 173 | ||
| Wing Area (sq m) | 21,8 | 16,1 | ||
| Empty Weight (lb) | 7630 | 4400 | ||
| Empty Weight (kg) | 3461 | 1996 | ||
| Max. Take Off (lb) | 12000 | 6100 | ||
| Max. Take Off (kg) | 5443 | 2767 | ||
| Engine Power (hp) | 1720 | 1180 | ||
| Engine | 1 × Packard V-1650-7 | 1 x Daimler-Benz DB 605A | ||
| Max Speed (mph) | 437 | 397 | ||
| Max Speed (km/h) | 703 | 639 | ||
| Max Speed (Mach) | 0,57 | 0,52 | ||
| Max Range (miles) | 1650 | 680 | ||
| Max Range (km) | 2655 | 1094 | ||
| Service Ceiling (ft) | 42000 | 36505 | ||
| Service Ceiling (m) | 12802 | 11127 | ||
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.
1 x cannon in propeller hub
2 to 4 x 7.9mm machine guns in engine cowling or wings
2 x cannons in underwing gunpods.
External drop bombs and air-to-air rockets (later production)