Author Topic: Late model P-51 question... (Read 543 times)

Treize69 · « **on:** September 19, 2006, 12:16:28 PM »

Whats the difference between the P-51D and P-51K? I know the "H" was supposedly a lighter and faster version, but the "K" looks the same as a "D". Whats the change? Different manufacturer, different engine or prop?

Im confused (as usual).

Debonair · « **Reply #1 on:** September 19, 2006, 01:16:16 PM »

bsdaddict · « **Reply #2 on:** September 19, 2006, 01:23:39 PM »

built at a different factory and used a different prop. that's basically it.

Treize69 · « **Reply #3 on:** September 19, 2006, 02:00:32 PM »

So theoretically, a P-51K skin could be wrapped around our P-51D and there would be no official opposition?

BTW Deb, the "click me" comes up as a broken link.

Guppy35 · « **Reply #4 on:** September 19, 2006, 02:09:11 PM »

Yep, the K was built in Dallas with a hollow bladed, uncuffed aeroproducts propeller and a slightly different shaped canopy.

D was mainly from the Inglewood plant in California.

Debonair · « **Reply #5 on:** September 19, 2006, 09:31:25 PM »

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Originally posted by Treize69
So theoretically, a P-51K skin could be wrapped around our P-51D and there would be no official opposition?

BTW Deb, the "click me" comes up as a broken link.

it was up this morning, but it seems to go down somewhat regularly.
highly detailed type histories of all USAAF planes are there

Knegel · « **Reply #6 on:** September 20, 2006, 09:49:51 AM »

Hi,

is this the page you was up to post??

http://home.att.net/~jbaugher1/p51_10.html

Greetings,

Knegel