Comments by "David Elliott" (@davidelliott5843) on "What made the P-51 Mustang so special?" video.

  1. The wing IS NOT a laminar flow though it does have a larger area of laminar than a Spitfire wing. The Allison engine was competitive with the early Merlins with similar spec blowers. It was not designed for high altitude. Fully fuelled, the aircraft was very tail heavy. Pilots had to empty the rear fuel tank before they emptied the drop tanks. If they had to fight too soon they could run into problems. The P47 had the potential range but the US Generals refused to import enough drop tanks. Funnily enough, P47 drop tanks miraculously arrived just as the Mustangs came into service.
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