The North American Aviation P-51 Mustang was an American long-range, single-seat fighter and fighter-bomber used during World War II, the Korean War and other conflicts. The Mustang was conceived, designed and built by North American Aviation (NAA) in response to a specification issued directly to NAA by the British Purchasing Commission. The prototype NA-73X airframe was rolled out on 9 September 1940, 102 days after the contract was signed and, with an engine installed, first flew on 26 October. (source: Wikipedia)
Role: Fighter
National origin: United States
Manufacturer: North American Aviation
First flight: 26 October 1940
Introduction: 1942
Status: Retired from military service 1984, still in civil use
Primary users: United States Army Air Forces, Royal Air Force, Chinese Nationalist Air Force, numerous others
Number built: More than 15,000
Unit cost: US$50,985 in 1945
Variants: North American A-36, Rolls-Royce Mustang Mk.X, Cavalier Mustang
Developed into: North American F-82 Twin Mustang, Piper PA-48 Enforcer, Rolls-Royce Mustang Mk.X
"TEMPTATION"
"Temptation" was an ex-RCAF airframe sold in the U.S. as N5747 where it was later involved in two crashes with ensuing rebuilds, using substantial components of an ex-AURI airframe, before it was sold in Europe as F-AZJM. Unfortunately this aircraft eventually crashed in September 1998 in the Swiss mountains,Gothard Pass, near Erstfeld, enroute to airshow at Ambri, shortly after being registered HB-RCW killing the two onboard. (Source: Scanta from A2A Forums)
VIRTUAL P-51D SPECIFICATIONS
The release of the new “Civilian Mustang” marks an important milestone for A2A. Our roots have been in both general aviation and military aviation history, and A2A has used this passion and experience to bring many Warbirds to Microsoft Flight Simulator X. However, this release does our best job combining these two worlds. At the break out of World War II, the skies were filled with aircraft developed in the mid to late 1930’s. Aircraft were still transitioning from fabric to all-metal designs, and for the most part, automatic systems management really did not exist. The height of single-engine complexity would be the P-47 Thunderbolt, which had a plethora of systems to manage (manual cowl, cooling, and oil flaps, manual turbo, manual throttle management, etc.). The pilot was being taxed to just fly the aircraft, let alone engage an enemy or avoid being attacked. Over the course of the war, aircraft were made ever more aerodynamic, engine power was pushed to its limit, and systems were gradually made to work automatically.
The P-51 Mustang represents the very pinnacle of this wartime development, and today hundreds of P-51’s fly in a modern world and perform not just adequately, but admirably. The P-51 Mustang today is an outstanding, all weather cross-country platform. It is considerably faster and can fly further than the fast majority of general aviation aircraft, and is just shy of the speed of a personal jet. While maintaining a real Mustang is hobby for the wealthy few, Mustang pilots today regard their aircraft as sturdy and reliable. During the development of the Accu-Sim Mustang over the years, we have taken four test flights in two different Mustangs flying today. The cockpit we designed in this Civilian Mustang was designed over many months with the assistance of Mustang pilots, owners, and our own in-house staff. Owning and operating a Mustang today is a dream to many, and this is what we believe flight simulation is all about. Make your dreams come true.
Experience one of the fastest and most powerful propeller driven aircraft in the world today
IFR cockpit exclusively designed and built from Mustang owners and A2A in-house pilots
As with every A2A aircraft, it is gorgeously constructed, inside and out, down to the last rivet.
Designed and built to be flown "By The Book".
Visual Real-Time Load Manager, with the ability to load fuel and stores in real-time.
Naturally animated pilot in authentic gear.
3D Lights 'M' (built directly into the model) with under-wing landing light than can be turned on, deployed, and retracted and fully functional recognition lights.
Pure3D Instrumentation now with natural 3D appearance with exceptional performance.
Sound engineered by A2A sound professionals.
Oil pressure system models oil viscosity (oil thickness).
In cockpit pilot's map for handy in-flight navigation.
Auto-Mixture that actually performs as intended. Now you can set for “RUN" and the aircraft fuel-to-air ratio will be automatically determined and set by the carburetor based upon various factors, such as altitude.
Dual speed, dual stage Supercharger modeled with accurate behavior.
Fuel delivery system simulated.
All models include A2A specialized materials with authentic metal.
Pilot's Notes pop-up 2D panel keeps important information easily available.