The North American P-51 Mustang may well be the most ... a marked improvement in performance specifications over the A-variants Allison engine; in fact, the Merlin-equipped P-51 was capable ...

It was so aerodynamic that it could outpace the RAF Supermarine Spitfire, which was equipped with the same engine. When the RAF first adopted the P-51 Mustang as part of the lend-lease program ...

The P-51 Mustang was an American-designed ... It was powered by a Rolls-Royce Merlin engine, which when supercharged provided the necessary power and efficiency for long missions over enemy ...

Apparently, it was a Rolls-Royce test pilot who came to the conclusion that North American’s P-51 Mustang needed the company’s own Merlin engine (it was initially built with the Allison engine ...

A P-51 Mustang flies over Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling ... The performance of the P-51, when fitted with a British Merlin engine, could “go as fast and as far as the bombers without losing ...

In duels over Eastern Europe, the agile fighter scored kill after kill David Kindy - Correspondent The P-51 Mustang was the ... other advantage was its engine. The Mustang was powered by the ...

When outfitted with external drop tanks, the P-51’s range was extended to 1,375 miles (1,195 nm). The Mustang was powered by the liquid-cooled Allison V-1710 engine, which had limited high ...