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Title: Late model P-51 question...
Post by: 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). :cry

Title: Late model P-51 question...
Post by: Debonair on September 19, 2006, 01:16:16 PM

(http://www.dewa.com/animated/new/ani-cl~1.gif) (http://csd.uwo.ca/~pettypi/elevon/baugher_us)

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Title: Late model P-51 question...
Post by: bsdaddict on September 19, 2006, 01:23:39 PM

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

Title: Late model P-51 question...
Post by: Treize69 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.

Title: Late model P-51 question...
Post by: Guppy35 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.

Title: Late model P-51 question...
Post by: Debonair 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

Title: Late model P-51 question...
Post by: Knegel 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