P-51 vs Spitfire
P-51 Mustang versus Supermarine Spitfire |
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| Airplane | P-51 Mustang | Supermarine Spitfire | ||
| Country | USA | United Kingdom | ||
| Type of aircraft | Fighter-Bomber | Fighter | ||
| First Flight | 1940 | 1936 | ||
| Introduction | 1942 | 1938 | ||
| Crew | 1 | 1 | ||
| Number built | 16000 | 20350 | ||
Airplanes dogfight compare |
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| Lethality points | 60 | 89 | ||
| Lethality level | High | High | ||
| Firing Time pts (main gun) | 20 | 9 | ||
| Firing Time pts (secondary guns) | 30 | 19 | ||
| Firing Time pts (total) | 50 | 28 | ||
| Main gun Rate of fire (round/min) | 850 | 700 | ||
| Main gun Effective range (yd) | 2000 | 1900 | ||
| Main gun Effective range (m) | 1829 | 1737 | ||
| Turn Radius (No flaps) | 777 | 567 | ||
| Turn Radius (Full flaps) | 633 | 450 | ||
| Speed/Accele./Agility pts | 59 | 72 | ||
| Acceleration (0-150 ft (ft/s)) | 10,00 | 7,30 | ||
| Acceleration (0-150 ft (m/s)) | 3,05 | 2,23 | ||
| Acceleration (250-300 ft (ft/s)) | 22,30 | 19,60 | ||
| Acceleration (250-300 ft (m/s)) | 6,80 | 5,97 | ||
| Wing Loading (lb/sq ft) | 39 | 33 | ||
| Wing Loading (kg/sq m) | 190 | 161 | ||
| Max Power/mass (hp/lb) | 0,225 | 0,312 | ||
| Max Power/mass (hp/kg) | 0,497 | 0,687 | ||
| Min Power/mass (hp/lb) | 0,143 | 0,241 | ||
| Min Power/mass (hp/kg) | 0,316 | 0,532 | ||
| Climb Rate (ft/min) | 3200 | 3650 | ||
| Climb Rate (m/min) | 975 | 1113 | ||
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| Length (ft) | 32,30 | 30,00 | ||
| Length (m) | 9,85 | 9,14 | ||
| Width (ft) | 37,00 | 36,90 | ||
| Width (m) | 11,28 | 11,25 | ||
| Height (ft) | 13,40 | 10,00 | ||
| Height (m) | 4,08 | 3,05 | ||
| Wing Area (sq ft) | 235 | 242 | ||
| Wing Area (sq m) | 21,8 | 22,5 | ||
| Empty Weight (lb) | 7630 | 6580 | ||
| Empty Weight (kg) | 3461 | 2985 | ||
| Max. Take Off (lb) | 12000 | 8500 | ||
| Max. Take Off (kg) | 5443 | 3856 | ||
| Engine Power (hp) | 1720 | 2050 | ||
| Engine | 1 × Packard V-1650-7 | 1 × Rolls-Royce Griffon 65 | ||
| Max Speed (mph) | 437 | 448 | ||
| Max Speed (km/h) | 703 | 721 | ||
| Max Speed (Mach) | 0,57 | 0,59 | ||
| Max Range (miles) | 1650 | 1100 | ||
| Max Range (km) | 2655 | 1770 | ||
| Service Ceiling (ft) | 42000 | 43450 | ||
| Service Ceiling (m) | 12802 | 13244 | ||
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.
VARIABLE – dependent on production model:
(A) 8 x 7.7mm Browning machine guns in wings
(B) 2 x 20mm Hispano cannons and 4 x 7.7mm Browning machine guns in wings.
(C) 4 x 20mm Hispano cannons in wings
(E) 2 x 20mm Hispano cannons and 2 x 12.7mm Browning heavy machine guns OR 4 x 7.7mm Browning machine guns in wings.