North American P-51 Mustang family

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/North_American_P-51_Mustang_family

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:armament	bombs machine guns rockets
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:displayedAt	gptkb:National_Museum_of_the_United_States_Air_Force gptkb:Imperial_War_Museum_Duxford gptkb:Smithsonian_National_Air_and_Space_Museum
gptkbp:engineType	piston engine
gptkbp:firstFlight	26 October 1940
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	North American P-51 Mustang family
gptkbp:introduced	1942
gptkbp:manufacturer	gptkb:North_American_Aviation
gptkbp:maximumSpeed	over 400 mph (varies by variant)
gptkbp:nickname	gptkb:Cadillac_of_the_Sky Mustang
gptkbp:notableFor	air superiority ground attack escort missions high speed long range maneuverability use of Rolls-Royce Merlin engine (in later variants)
gptkbp:notablePerson	gptkb:Bud_Anderson gptkb:Chuck_Yeager gptkb:John_D._Landers gptkb:George_Preddy
gptkbp:notableVariant	gptkb:P-51H_Mustang gptkb:P-51B_Mustang gptkb:F-6_Mustang gptkb:P-51D_Mustang gptkb:P-51C_Mustang
gptkbp:numberBuilt	over 15,000
gptkbp:predecessor	gptkb:North_American_P-40_Warhawk
gptkbp:primaryUser	gptkb:Royal_Air_Force gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces gptkb:Royal_Canadian_Air_Force
gptkbp:range	over 1,600 miles (with drop tanks)
gptkbp:role	bomber fighter
gptkbp:serviceCeiling	over 40,000 ft (varies by variant)
gptkbp:status	active (civilian use) retired (military service)
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:North_American_F-86_Sabre
gptkbp:usedBy	over 25 countries
gptkbp:usedInConflict	gptkb:Korean_War gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:P-51D
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5