Trumpeter 02274 P-51 B Mustang 小號手  [TP02274]

The P-51 had been developed in 1940 at Britain's request?The model ended up being built within a 120-day restriction. It absolutely was the Royal Air Force that bestowed the nickname "Mustang" regarding the type. In December 1943, P-51Bs first joined combat utilizing the 354th Fighter number of the 9th Air Force in England. The majority of the P-51B/C in combat status had been assigned towards 8th and 9th Air Forces in England With a smaller quantity doing combat chores because of the 12th and 15th U.S.A.A.F?s in Italy and surrounding areas. The P-51B/C ended up being the prime variation from December 1943 until March 1944 where time the P-51D started initially to come in amount with the 8th A.F. However, the P-51B/C stayed predominant before center of 1944 and stayed in combat till the conclusion regarding the conflict. Of the 1,357,000 combat hours flown by the P-51?s in every theatres of war. . and more or less 400,000 of this amount by the ever present B?s and C?s. General faculties P-51B/C? Energy plant?One Packard V-1650-3(license-built Rolls-Royce Merlin) Wingspan?11.28 m Length?9.83 m Height?4.16 m Wing area?21.83 sq m body weight? empty 4445 kg maximum.5080 kg Max. rate? 708 km/h Ceiling? 12,740 m Max. range? 2010 kilometer

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