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[Simple] North American P-51D Mustang AURI

21.0k plane634  26 days ago

I remain unsuccessful in tracking down the longitudinal and latitudinal coordinates of my canine companion 🗣?🗣?🎶🎶💯💯

Description

The P-51 is perhaps the most infamous fighter plane of World War 2, it is a single seat single engine long range fighter in service primarily with the United States Army Air Force. The plane is of a monoplane design with low-mounted straight wings and a cruciform tail, powered by a V-1650-7 Merlin 12 Cyl. engine on the definitive P-51D variant, it can reach speeds of up to 710km/h (440mph) and a service ceiling of 12800m (41900ft). With a wing loading of 190kg/m² (39lb/sqft), it can perform well in dogfights utilizing a energy fighting and boom and zoom tactics, engaging enemy aircraft with it's six 12.7mm AN/M2 Browning machine guns with 1840 total rounds, in addition, it can also carry HVAR rockets or bombs up to 250lb for ground attack missions. The aircraft saw service in World War 2 and beyond in many forms and variations, namely in the European and Pacific Theater, Indonesia used the Mustang in their operations against various rebellions during the 1950s, one notable example being the downing of a CIA-backed Permesta's B-26 Invader by a Mustang piloted by Ignatius Dewanto on 18th May 1958, which remains the first and only air-to-air victory of the Indonesian Air Force.

In this SimplePlanes version, this is the second of eleven airplanes to be uploaded from the Independence Day video, the livery itself is a replica of Dewanto's actual plane, there's practically no changes from the one shown in the video, except with the addition of lights and "the essence of a cockpit". I have tried (emphasis on tried) to match the performance of this plane to its real life counterpart, it can go to 700km/h (I think, I haven't tried it again) and can cruise comfortably at 500km/h, it can also turn well, and it has a low drag amount (compared to my other planes at least). Though I would say, that the flaps and ailerons are a bit too powerful, and so are the brakes, so be careful when landing as this plane likes to turn violently when braking hard and the stall speed is probably a bit too low. But regardless, happy flying!

Armament

6x AN/M2 Browning

Controls

AG2 - Jettison fuel tanks
AG6 - Landing lights
AG7 - Lights

Cockpit will be updated in the future

Spotlights

General Characteristics

  • Created On Android
  • Wingspan 35.3ft (10.8m)
  • Length 31.6ft (9.6m)
  • Height 12.1ft (3.7m)
  • Empty Weight 6,186lbs (2,806kg)
  • Loaded Weight 6,549lbs (2,970kg)

Performance

  • Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.229
  • Wing Loading 32.7lbs/ft2 (159.5kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 200.5ft2 (18.6m2)
  • Drag Points 1785

Parts

  • Number of Parts 178
  • Control Surfaces 9
  • Performance Cost 723