Specifications (Cavalier F-51D)
General characteristics
- Crew: One
- Length: 34 ft 2 in (10.40 m)
- Wingspan: 41 ft 4 in (with Tip Tanks) (12.60 m)
- Height: 13 ft 1 in (4.00 m)
- Wing area: 408 ft² (37.9 m²)
- Empty weight: lb (kg)
- Loaded weight: 12,000 lb (6,350 kg)
- Powerplant: 1 × Rolls-Royce Merlin 724 Hamilton Standard four blade HS hydromatic, 1,720 shp (1,831 kW)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 440 mph (650 km/h)
- Range: 2,000 miles (3,218 km)
- Service ceiling: 41,000 ft (11,465 m)
- Rate of climb: 3,000 ft/min (m/s)
- Wing loading: 34 lb/ft² (167 kg/m²)
- Power/mass: 0.18 hp/lb (0.29 kW/kg)
Armament
- Six underwing hardpoints for a variety of stores and 6 0.50 cal (12.7 mm) machine guns
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