In a straightline? and at what altitude? what temperature and air density? painted or unpaint? loaded with fuel and weapons or not? tail wind/headwind/crosswind? painted or not? waxed and filed down or not?
Sorry for my lack of exactitude. William Green says P-51D had a top speed of 437mph @ 25000 ft on 1,695hp war emergency power from the Packard V1650-7. What top speed range would be reasonable from the same aircraft on approximately 1,450hp @ about 20,000 ft?
I thought that 437 was al military power. At WEP the speed goes up to 448 mph. Can anybody confirm this? we talked about it in the P-51D vs Fw-190D9 discussion...
These are for a B model correct? How was it set up? If its without wing racks and weight of around 9,000lbs it is not trimmed for comparison but max possable. The D model ran about 437 normaly in WEP and 67". My TO-1 Handbook rates the Military power at 424 @ 30,oooft.
These are for a B model correct? How was it set up? If its without wing racks and weight of around 9,000lbs it is not trimmed for comparison but max possable. The D model ran about 437 normaly in WEP and 67". My TO-1 Handbook rates the Military power at 424 @ 30,oooft.