The P-51 Mustang was an American-designed ... boasted a top speed of 437 mph and a range of 1,650 miles with external fuel tanks. It was powered by a Rolls-Royce Merlin engine, which when ...

One of the United States' most iconic fighters from WWII was the P-51 Mustang single-seat ... runs — it could even drop its external fuel tanks as bombs. That wasn't its primary function ...

Low on fuel ... tanks, the Mustang could fly nearly 1,400 miles—more than enough to provide protection for the bombers all the way to their targets in Germany and back home again. “The P-51 ...

During World War II, the Mustang destroyed 4,950 Luftwaffe ... space for large fuel loads—and with external fuel tanks installed, the P-51 was capable of escorting a bomber from England to ...

A fuel tank was ... linked with the P-51 include the Tuskegee Airmen-the first African American fighter pilots-and the legendary Chuck Yaeger. The final production Mustang was the P-51H, which ...

The combination of speed, range, and armament made the P-51 Mustang ... greater speed and fuel efficiency. With a top speed exceeding 440 miles per hour in later models, the Mustang was among ...

Decidedly fast, deadly if given the chance, well made in its latter iterations and able to fly over long distances, the North American P-51 ... of fuel (internally but also on external tanks ...

All sections drop tanks—drop tanks. Break now!" You can picture the scene, climbing into a scale P-51 Mustang and hearing ... and even the fuel pump, had to be reliably engine-driven so that ...