| P-51 Mustang | |
|---|---|
| Role | Homebuilt aircraftType of aircraft |
| National origin | United States |
| Manufacturer | Historical Aircraft Corporation |
| Status | Production completed |
| Developed from | North American P-51 Mustang |
The Historical P-51 Mustang is an American homebuilt aircraft that was designed and produced by the Historical Aircraft Corporation of Nucla, Colorado. The aircraft is a 62.5% scale replica of the original North American P-51 Mustang and when it was available was supplied as a kit for amateur construction.
Design and development
The aircraft features a cantilever low-wing, a single-seat enclosed cockpit under a bubble canopy, retractable conventional landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration.
The aircraft is made from welded steel tubing covered in a shell of polyurethane foam and fiberglass. Its 24.00 ft (7.3 m) span wing, mounts flaps and has a wing area of 100.00 sq ft (9.290 m). The cockpit width is 21 in (53 cm). The standard engine used is the 230 hp (172 kW) Ford Motor Company V-6 automotive conversion powerplant.
The aircraft has a typical empty weight of 1,354 lb (614 kg) and a gross weight of 1,954 lb (886 kg), giving a useful load of 600 lb (270 kg). With full fuel of 41 U.S. gallons (160 L; 34 imp gal) the payload for pilot and baggage is 354 lb (161 kg).
The aircraft has fairly lengthy runway requirements with a standard day sea level take-off distance of 1,200 ft (366 m) and a landing distance of 1,500 ft (457 m).
The kit included prefabricated assemblies, the engine and scale fixed pitch propeller, instruments and avionics. The manufacturer estimated the construction time from the supplied kit as 2000 hours.
Specifications (P-51)
Data from AeroCrafter
General characteristics
- Crew: one
- Length: 20.60 ft (6.28 m)
- Wingspan: 24.00 ft (7.32 m)
- Wing area: 100.00 sq ft (9.290 m)
- Empty weight: 1,354 lb (614 kg)
- Gross weight: 1,954 lb (886 kg)
- Fuel capacity: 41 U.S. gallons (160 L; 34 imp gal)
- Powerplant: 1 × Ford Motor Company V-6 four stroke automotive conversion powerplant, 230 hp (170 kW)
- Propellers: 4-bladed fixed pitch composite
Performance
- Maximum speed: 255 mph (410 km/h, 222 kn)
- Cruise speed: 228 mph (367 km/h, 198 kn)
- Stall speed: 57 mph (92 km/h, 50 kn) flaps and gear down
- Range: 650 mi (1,050 km, 560 nmi)
- Service ceiling: 27,750 ft (8,460 m)
- Rate of climb: 2,290 ft/min (11.6 m/s)
- Wing loading: 19.54 lb/sq ft (95.4 kg/m)
References
- ^ Purdy, Don: AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook, Fifth Edition, page 177. BAI Communications, 15 July 1998. ISBN 0-9636409-4-1
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