P-51H

[grafspee]

P-51H water injected packard build merlin engine capable of running 120inHg boost with around 2200HP power output what about this version of p-51 would be nice adition to ww2 planes in dcs :)

[Captain Orso]

IIRC the "H" wasn't produced until after WWII.

[grafspee]

p-51H first flight in 3 Feb 1945

[Bazooka]

That might be but none of the "H" variants saw combat in either WWII, because of limited numbers being delivered, or in Korea because the "D" was widely available and a more proven aircraft.

[Kev2go]

would make for a nice post ww2 aircraft.

 

 

A fantastic " Super prop" if you will, and the ultimate mustang.

[Solty]

IIRC the "H" wasn't produced until after WWII.

Not true. It was created in 44 and flown in 45 and 500 of them made untill the war ended. Many more were ordered but the war ended. There was no big push for this plane as Allies had strategic air supperiority anyway and P-51D/K were enough.

 

When the war ended the orders have been cancelled. So they were not produced after WW2.

 

I myself do not like the way P-51H looks. They took the perfect shape of the D and started "improving" on it and that just created a less sleek looking design.

[BuzzU]

It still looks good to me. I'd take it in a nanosecond.

 

 

 

[Captain Orso]

Yes, I saw yesterday already that they actually were in production during the war, but they were intended for use during the planed invasion of Japan, along with the P-47-N. Some of the first lot were deployed but none saw combat.

 

That during the Korean War the P-51D/K were used, I believe had only to do with logistics. They were all long out of production and there would certainly have been a much larger stockpile of spare parts for the D/K. They were mostly used for ground supports, so the H's being lighter and faster would not make terribly much difference in that role.

[Ercoupe]

Yeah, the P-51H was supposed to have been used during the invasion of Japan. As we know, a couple of really big bangs made that unnecessary. Then the war ended and the new jets made it unnecessary. It was designed as an air to air fighter, so couldn't carry much of a load. So, that made it unnecessary for Korea. So, basically, the airplane turned out to be...unnecessary.

[msalama]

and that just created a less sleek looking design.

 

Yeah? Well actually it looks even more streamlined to me. Must be in the eye of the beholder...

[Shahdoh]

Some like their rides with more curves, others prefer a leaner look. Personally I prefer the H better except I like the angle of the scoop of the D more. I am sure the squared off scoop increases performance though.

[SnowTiger]

I'm one of those that likes the leaner look.

But only if it has Dual Headers and Large Intake !

[Kev2go]

Yeah, the P-51H was supposed to have been used during the invasion of Japan. As we know, a couple of really big bangs made that unnecessary. Then the war ended and the new jets made it unnecessary. It was designed as an air to air fighter, so couldn't carry much of a load. So, that made it unnecessary for Korea. So, basically, the airplane turned out to be...unnecessary.

 

 

 

The P51H's Air to Ground load-outs would actually rival P51D's loadout options

 

 

Youd still be able to carry either up to 10 HVAR rockets, or a Pair of bombs ( as large as the model AN/M65 1000 LBS bomb ) , or a Mix of 500 Lbs AN M64 bombs with up to 6 HVARS like the P51D.

 

 

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Edited November 11, 2018 by Kev2go