Type: Escort Fighter
Weight:
Empty: 4,450 kg;
Take-off: 5,357kg.

Length: 9.83m
Wingspan: 11.3m.
Wing area: 21.67 Sq.M.

Engine: 1 x V-1650-7 Merlin
Power:
Take-off:1,450 HP
Indicated: 1,695 HP At 3,140 m

Top Speed:
Sea level: 560km/h;
At 8,150m: 695km/h.

Service Ceiling: 12,780 m
Range: 3,900 km with drop tanks at 400 km/h cruise
Armament:
4 x .50 cal Browning machine guns

P-51B and P-51C are the same plane produced by two different factories. P-51Bs were made in California, and P-51Cs by a new factory in Dallas, TX. The only way to tell them apart is by serial numbers. RAF designated both as Mustang III

Main Variants:

P-51C-1-NT Packard V-1650-3 Merlin Engine, 1400 HP. About 250 manufactured.
P-51C-5-NT Packard V-1650-7 Merlin Engine, 1450 HP.398 manufactured. C-5 differed from the C-1 by having a additional 321-liter self-sealing fuel tank behind the pilot.
P-51B-10-NT photoreconnaissance designated F-6C. 71 were built.

Advantages:

Great range for a fighter High top speed

Disadvantages:

Mediocre maneuverability Poor visibility for the US variants