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Offline uptown

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P-51A
« on: July 05, 2008, 08:08:11 PM »
I'd like to have it in the plane set.  :rock
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Re: P-51A
« Reply #1 on: July 05, 2008, 10:03:04 PM »
Dont mean to rain on the parade, as I see no reason to exclude it, but it was built in fewer numbers than the B variant of the 163.

310 total P-51A's v. approximately (stats differ) 450 Me-163B's.
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Re: P-51A
« Reply #2 on: July 05, 2008, 10:19:40 PM »
Wasn't the A version a total POS anyway?
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Re: P-51A
« Reply #3 on: July 05, 2008, 10:19:53 PM »
51A....nah, A36 could be fun though.  :D

Used an Allison engine. No supercharger (I believe). The Brits were less than impressed.
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Re: P-51A
« Reply #4 on: July 05, 2008, 10:36:33 PM »
Quote from: NoBaddy on July 05, 2008, 10:19:53 PM
51A....nah, A36 could be fun though.  :D

Used an Allison engine. No supercharger (I believe). The Brits were less than impressed.

I think the A-36 Apache looked very odd too. Because out of the bottom of the nose were 2 .50 cal machine guns.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:A36_Invader.jpg
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Re: P-51A
« Reply #5 on: July 06, 2008, 12:51:58 AM »
620 Mustang Mk.I, 150 Mustang Mk.1a and 310 P-51A (Mustang Mk.II) constitute the basic Allison powered P-51s, excluding 500 A-36A Apaches.

Unlike the Me 163, the Allison P-51s were very effective and infinitely more useful.   ;)


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Re: P-51A
« Reply #6 on: July 06, 2008, 01:52:09 AM »
Don't encourage em Widewing. All they want is the version with the 4 20mms

Make it an A36 or an RAF Mustang I and I'm for it :aok
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Re: P-51A
« Reply #7 on: July 06, 2008, 07:33:23 AM »
P-51A was 3 months later designated the A-36 Apache, a dive-bomber  :rofl seriously
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Re: P-51A
« Reply #8 on: July 06, 2008, 07:57:24 AM »
Quote from: Widewing on July 06, 2008, 12:51:58 AM
620 Mustang Mk.I, 150 Mustang Mk.1a and 310 P-51A (Mustang Mk.II) constitute the basic Allison powered P-51s, excluding 500 A-36A Apaches.

Unlike the Me 163, the Allison P-51s were very effective and infinitely more useful.   ;)


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Exactly.

Quote from: Guppy35 on July 06, 2008, 01:52:09 AM
Don't encourage em Widewing. All they want is the version with the 4 20mms

Make it an A36 or an RAF Mustang I and I'm for it :aok

And I dont think that the 20mm version would see any service in AHII anyways. I'd rather have 4 or 6 .50s/Maneuverability than 4 20mms/a whole lot less maneuverability.
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Re: P-51A
« Reply #9 on: July 06, 2008, 11:56:20 AM »
Quote from: Guppy35 on July 06, 2008, 01:52:09 AM
Don't encourage em Widewing. All they want is the version with the 4 20mms



and what's wrong with that?
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Re: P-51A
« Reply #10 on: July 06, 2008, 02:27:50 PM »
I belive the Apache also had dive flaps under the wings, much the same in opperation as the JU-87.
I like the idea of the Allison powerd version, if for no other reason than it would be alot of fun to land killz in it.
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Re: P-51A
« Reply #11 on: July 06, 2008, 02:44:46 PM »
Quote from: Motherland on July 05, 2008, 10:19:40 PM
Wasn't the A version a total POS anyway?

No, it just didn't have great high altitude performance.
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Re: P-51A
« Reply #12 on: July 06, 2008, 11:31:47 PM »
Quote from: Captain Virgil Hilts on July 06, 2008, 02:44:46 PM
No, it just didn't have great high altitude performance.

Which would make it a great MA dog.
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Re: P-51A
« Reply #13 on: July 07, 2008, 03:34:12 PM »
Quote from: stephen on July 06, 2008, 02:27:50 PM
I belive the Apache also had dive flaps under the wings, much the same in opperation as the JU-87.
I like the idea of the Allison powerd version, if for no other reason than it would be alot of fun to land killz in it.

Much like the Ju87, it had dive brakes not dive flaps.  I know, splitting hairs.


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Re: P-51A
« Reply #14 on: July 07, 2008, 05:41:18 PM »
There actually was a pilot named Mike Russo that became the first Mustang ace in the A-36. Now that's if you consider the A-36 as a Mustang.
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