Messerschmitt Bf 109E-7
North American P-51D Mustang
Crew
1
1
Production
35,500 units [Diff.+19,914]
15,586 units [Diff.-19,914]
Length
28.67 ft (8.74 m) [Diff.-3.64 ft]
32.32 ft (9.85 m) [Diff.+3.64 ft]
Width
32.35 ft (9.86 m) [Diff.-4.69 ft]
37.04 ft (11.29 m) [Diff.+4.69 ft]
Height
11.15 ft (3.40 m) [Diff.-2.49 ft]
13.65 ft (4.16 m) [Diff.+2.49 ft]
Empty Wt.
4,440 lb (2,014 kg) [Diff.-2,681 lb]
7,121 lb (3,230 kg) [Diff.+2,681 lb]
MTOW
6,100 lb (2,767 kg) [Diff.-5,501 lb]
11,601 lb (5,262 kg) [Diff.+5,501 lb]
Power
1 x Daimler-Benz DB 605A liquid-cooled, inverted V, 12-cylinder piston engine developing 1,200 horsepower driving a three-bladed propeller unit at the nose.
1 x Packard V-1650-7 Merlin liquid-cooled inline piston engine developing 1,590 horsepower.
Speed
359 mph (578 kph) [Diff.-78 mph]
437 mph (703 kph) [Diff.+78 mph]
Range
680 miles (1,095 km) [Diff.-171 miles]
851 miles (1,370 km) [Diff.+171 miles]
Ceiling
36,499 ft (11,125 m) [Diff.-5,400 feet]
41,900 ft (12,771 m) [Diff.+5,400 feet]
Armament
VARIABLE:
1 x cannon in propeller hub (version-dependent).
2 to 4 x 7.9mm machine guns in engine cowling or wings (version-dependent).
2 x cannons in underwing gunpods (certain versions).
Provision for external drop bombs and aerial rockets in later production marks.
1 x cannon in propeller hub (version-dependent).
2 to 4 x 7.9mm machine guns in engine cowling or wings (version-dependent).
2 x cannons in underwing gunpods (certain versions).
Provision for external drop bombs and aerial rockets in later production marks.
Dependent upon model, includes any of the following:
4 x 20mm long-barrel Hispano-Suiza cannons in wings (two guns to a wing).
2 x 0.50 caliber Browning M2 heavy machine guns in nose (A-36).
4 x 0.50 caliber Browning M2 heavy machine guns in wings (two guns to a wing).
P-51D:
6 x 0.50 cal Browning M2 Heavy Machine Guns (HMGs) in wings (three guns to a wing).
OPTIONAL:
Up to 1,000 lb (454kg) of conventional drop bombs, rockets, or fuel drop tanks carried under wing.
4 x 20mm long-barrel Hispano-Suiza cannons in wings (two guns to a wing).
2 x 0.50 caliber Browning M2 heavy machine guns in nose (A-36).
4 x 0.50 caliber Browning M2 heavy machine guns in wings (two guns to a wing).
P-51D:
6 x 0.50 cal Browning M2 Heavy Machine Guns (HMGs) in wings (three guns to a wing).
OPTIONAL:
Up to 1,000 lb (454kg) of conventional drop bombs, rockets, or fuel drop tanks carried under wing.
Relative Size Comparison
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Messerschmitt Bf 109E-7
North American P-51D Mustang
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