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Cameron P 51G

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Top speed
  
724 km/h

Length
  
11 m

Wingspan
  
11 m

Manufacturer
  
Cameron & Sons Aircraft

The Cameron P-51G (originally Cameron Grand 51) is an American two-seat turboprop representation of the 1940s North American P-51 Mustang, designed and built by Cameron & Sons Aircraft of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho for sale as completed aircraft or kits for amateur construction.

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Design and development

The P-51G is a full-size representation of the second world war Mustang. The design was started in 1988 with a first flight in 1998. It was displayed in public at Oshkosh in July 1998 as the Grand 51 but was subsequently renamed the P-51G.

The P-51G is a low-wing cantilever monoplane with an airframe made from carbon fibre epoxy. Of similar lines to the original Mustang, the prototype was fitted with a 1,450 hp (1,081 kW) Lycoming T53-L-701A turboprop with a three-bladed tractor propeller. The P-51G has a hydraulically operated retractable conventional landing gear with a retractable tailwheel. The two-seat cockpit has the pilot and passenger in tandem under a hinged one-piece canopy, the company does have a P-51D-style framed canopy available as an option. The Mustang-style under-fuselage airscoop is a dummy that provides a baggage compartment.

Specifications

Data from Jane's All the World's Aircraft 2003-2004

General characteristics

  • Crew: one
  • Capacity: two
  • Length: 36 ft 0 in (10.97 m)
  • Wingspan: 37 ft 0 in (11.28 m)
  • Height: 10 ft 9 in (3.28 m)
  • Wing area: 233.0 ft2 (21.65 m2)
  • Aspect ratio: 5.9
  • Empty weight: 4500 lb (2041 kg)
  • Gross weight: 5000 lb (3628 kg)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Lycoming T53-L-701A turboprop, 1450 hp (1081 kW)
  • Performance

  • Maximum speed: 450 mph (724 km/h)
  • Cruise speed: 360 mph (579 km/h)
  • Stall speed: 96 mph (155 km/h)
  • Range: 1250 miles (2011 km)
  • Service ceiling: 30000 ft (9144 m)
  • G limits: ±8
  • Rate of climb: 4200 ft/min (21.34 m/s)
  • References

    Cameron P-51G Wikipedia


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