Brand: Hobby Master

Model: HA7756, P-51D-5-NA "George Peddy" 487 FS, 352 FG, 8th AF, USAAF, Bodney UK, July 1944

Material: Diecast

Type: Military Aircraft

Scale: 1/48

Length: 20.4cm, Wingspan:23.4cm, Height:8.6cm

[Stock Available. Original, Brand new and unused]

Features:

True 1/48 scale. 

Professionally painted. 

Great attention to detail. 

All markings are Tampoed (pad applied). 

Option to display the model on a stand that is provided. 

Model can be shown with the landing gear in the down or up positions. 

Canopy can be displayed open or closed. 

Pilot figure included. 

Extremely heavy metal with a minimum of plastic. 

Highly collectable.

Recommended Age Range: 14 years & Up

Country/Region of Manufacture: Bangladesh

Background:

Later in WWII the Allied bombers were flying deep into Germany but suffered tremendous losses because of the lack of range the fighter escorts had. German fighters would wait beyond the range of the Allied fighters and then attack the vulnerable bombers. Once the P-51 called Mustang by the British had the Allison engine replaced with a British Merlin it possessed the high performance that had been lacking. With drop tanks the P-51 had the range to escort bombers all the way to Berlin and back.

Specifications :

Tasks: Dive-bomber, bomber-escort, ground-attack, interceptor, photo recon

Number Produced All Variants: 14,819

Dimensions

Length: 32 ft 3 in (9.82 m)

Wingspan: 37 ft (11.27 m)

Height: 13 ft 8 in (4.16 m)

Weight 

Empty: 7,125 lb (3,232 kg)

Gross: 10,100 lb (4,581 kg)

Maximum Take-off: 11,600 lb (5,262 kg)

Performance

Engine: Packard Merlin two-staged supercharged V-1650-7, 12 cylinder V engine 1,695 hp.

Maximum Speed: 437 mph (703 km/h)

Ceiling: 41,900 ft (12,771 m)

Range: 950 miles (1,529 km)

Maximum Range: 2,300 miles (3,701 km)

Armament

(6) .50 caliber MG

Maximum External Bomb Load – 2,000 lb (907 kg)

Or (4) .5 inch rockets