Allison V-1710
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The Allison V-1710 was an American V12 aircraft engine designed and produced by the Allison Engine Company. Liquid-cooled, it was the most common US-developed engine of its type in service during Worl
An early Allison V-1710 engine (V-1710-7)
Cutaway of Allison V-1710
P-38G engine, in this case V-1710-51/55 (F10) which this series used
Allison V-1710 on display at the Air Zoo
North American P-51 Mustang
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The North American Aviation P-51 Mustang is an American long-range, single-seat fighter and fighter-bomber used during World War II and the Korean War, among other conflicts. The Mustang was designed
Allison V-1710
…under license, NAA instead proposed their own improved aircraft design, using the V-1710 in their NA-u73, which became the first generation of the famed P-51 Mustang. The V-1710 has 12 cylinders with a bore and stroke of 5.5 by 6 in (139.7 by 152.4 mm) in 60° V format, for a displacement of 1,710.6 cu in (28.032 L…
P-51D nicknamed "Tika IV" of 361st Fighter Group with underwing drop tanks
North American NA-73X, with a short carburetor air-intake scoop and the frameless, rounded windshield: On the production Mustang Mk Is, the frameless windshield was replaced with a three-piece unit that incorporated a bullet-resistant windshield.
P-51D on the Inglewood assembly line
XP-51 41-039 is one of two Mustang Mk I aircraft handed over to the USAAC for testing