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NORTH AMERICAN P-82B TWIN MUSTANG (MODEL NA-123)
1945
 
LONG RANGE FIGHTER
  
     
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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NORTH AMERICAN P-82B TWIN MUSTANG
(MODEL NA-123)
 
CLASSIFICATION
CLASS :
 LONG RANGE FIGHTER
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN :
 UNITED STATES
MANUFACTURER :
 North American Aviation, Inc.
FIRST FLIGHT :
 October 19, 1945
SERVICE DELIVERY :
 March 1946
NUMBER BUILT :
 20
   
SPECIFICATION
SPAN :
 51 ft 3 in (15.62 m)
LENGTH :
 39 ft 1 in (11.91 m)
HEIGHT :
 13 ft 10 in (4.21 m)
WING AREA :
 408 sq ft (37.90 m sq)
WING LOADING :
 ---
POWER/WEIGHT :
 ---
ASPECT RATIO :
 ---
WEIGHT EMPTY :
 13,405 lbs (6081 kg)
WEIGHT LOADED :
 19,100 lbs (8664 kg)
WEIGHT MAX :
 22,000 lbs (6949 kg)
ARMAMENT :
 6 x .50cal Fixed Machine Guns in Center Wing
PAYLOAD :
 25 x 5 in (127 mm) HVARs (High Velocity Aircraft Rockets); or
 -
 6,000 lbs (2721 kg) of Bombs
POWER PLANT :
 2 x Packard Merlin V-1650-19/21, Two-Stage Suppercharged, Liquid
 
 Cooled Piston Engines, 1,860 hp each
CREW :
 2 - Pilot & Co-Pilot
 
 
PERFORMANCE
MAXIMUM SPEED :
 482 mph (776 km/h) at 25,100 ft (7650 m)
CRUISING SPEED :
 227 mph (365 km/h)
LANDING SPEED :
 130 mph (209 km/h)
CLIMB RATE :
 To 20,000 ft (6096 m) in 7 min (7 min)
RANGE :
 1,390 miles (2237 km); 2,600 miles (4184 km)
SERVICE CEILING :
 41,600 ft (12680 m)
 
 
 
 
REFERENCES
  
 

Crosby, Francis. The Complete Guide to Fighters and Bombers of the World. London:Anness Publishing Ltd, 2006, 2010. ISBN 13-978-1-84681-0.

Donald, David, Gordon. American Warplanes of World War II. New York: Barnes & Noble Books. 1995. ISBN 0-7607-2274-9.

Angelucci, Enzo; Bowers, Peter. The American Fighter - The Definitive Guide To American Fighter Aircraft From 1917 to the Present. New York: Orion Books. 1985. ISBN 0-517-56588-9.

  
 
     
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