{"product_id":"p-51c-mustang","title":"P-51C Mustang","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcademy 1\/72 \u003cbr\u003e                                                \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ehe first XP-51B flew on 30 November 1942. Flight tests confirmed the potential of the new fighter, with the \u003cbr\u003eservice ceiling being raised by  10,000 ft (3,000 m), with the top speed\u003cbr\u003e improving by 50 mph (43 kn; 80 km\/h) at 30,000 ft (9,100 m). American \u003cbr\u003eproduction was started in early 1943 with the P-51B (NA-102) being \u003cbr\u003emanufactured at \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Inglewood,_California\" title=\"Inglewood, California\"\u003eInglewood, California\u003c\/a\u003e, and the P-51C (NA-103) at a new plant in Dallas, Texas, which was in operation by summer 1943. The RAF named these models \u003cb\u003eMustang Mk III\u003c\/b\u003e. In performance tests, the P-51B reached 441 mph (383 kn; 710 km\/h) at 30,000 ft (9,100 m). In addition, the extended range made possible by the use of drop tanks \u003cbr\u003eenabled the Merlin-powered Mustang to be introduced as a \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Escort_fighter\" title=\"Escort fighter\"\u003ebomber escort\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e with a combat radius of 750 mi (1,210 km) using two 75 US gal \u003cbr\u003e(62 imp gal; 280 L) 2-piece, sheet-metal stamped construction drop \u003cbr\u003etanks.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe range would be further increased with the introduction of an \u003cbr\u003e85 US gal (71 imp gal; 320 L) self-sealing fuel tank aft of the pilot's \u003cbr\u003eseat, starting with P-51B-5-NA (\"block 5\"). When this tank was full, the\u003cbr\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Center_of_gravity\" class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Center of gravity\"\u003ecenter of gravity\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e of the Mustang was moved dangerously close to the aft limit. As a \u003cbr\u003eresult, maneuvers were restricted until the tank was down to about \u003cbr\u003e25 US gal (21 imp gal; 95 L) and the external tanks had been dropped. \u003cbr\u003eProblems with high-speed \"porpoising\" of the P-51Bs and P-51Cs with the \u003cbr\u003efuselage tanks would lead to the replacement of the fabric-covered \u003cbr\u003eelevators with metal-covered surfaces and a reduction of the tailplane \u003cbr\u003eincidence. With the fuselage and wing tanks, plus two 75 US gal (62 imp gal; 280 L) drop tanks, the combat radius was 880 mi (1,420 km).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdd\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/dd\u003e\u003cdiv align=\"center\"\u003e\n\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/img.leboncoin.fr\/api\/v1\/lbcpb1\/images\/05\/f1\/62\/05f162ac4166e1d658e05c7381413800eaf3c6f6.jpg?rule=ad-image\" jsaction=\"\" class=\"sFlh5c FyHeAf iPVvYb\" style=\"max-width: 728px; width: 557px; height: 328px; margin: 0px;\" alt=\"Maquette avion ACADEMY 1616 P-51C Mustang 1\/72 - Modélisme\" jsname=\"kn3ccd\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/img.leboncoin.fr\/api\/v1\/lbcpb1\/images\/5f\/cd\/cf\/5fcdcfa7dfdb11e8bf102fbab70179cd1d8e3c1a.jpg?rule=ad-image\" jsaction=\"\" class=\"sFlh5c FyHeAf iPVvYb\" alt=\"Maquette avion ACADEMY 1616 P-51C Mustang 1\/72 - Modélisme\" jsname=\"kn3ccd\" style=\"max-width: 760px; width: 557px; height: 310px; margin: 0px;\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv align=\"center\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv align=\"center\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Academy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57795537994112,"sku":"1616","price":12.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0978\/1601\/9328\/files\/Aca1616.jpg?v=1775219407","url":"https:\/\/pienoismallimarketti.fi\/products\/p-51c-mustang","provider":"Pienoismallimarketti","version":"1.0","type":"link"}