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A-36 APACHE
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Scale 1 : 48
Length : Wingspan : 20.18 cm 23.12 cm
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With an order from the U.S. Army, North American chose the nickname "Apache" for the U.S. aircraft. But by then the British name, Mustang, had taken root, and it became the official nickname of the USAAC. With no funds available for pursuit aircraft, as fighters were then called, Lt. Kelsey came up with a way to beat the system and get some additional Mustangs on order for the USAAC. Using some remaining funds for attack aircraft, Kelsey asked North American to develop a dive-bomber version of the NA-73. Choosing A-36, which was the next available attack designation, Kelsey ordered 500 of these dive-bomber versions on April 16, 1942. Ironically, the North American name, "Apache," was commonly used with the A-36 but never officially recognized by the newly renamed U.S. Army Air Forces. About a month and a half after the order for 150 P-51s had been made on July 7, 1941, the first XP-51 arrived at Wright Field on August 24. The second did not join the first until December 16. In between these deliveries, the Japanese had caused everything in the United States to change with their attack at Pearl Harbor. No one could claim any longer that this was Mr. Hitler and Mr. Churchill's war. It was World War II. In numerous accounts about the development of the Allisonpowered Mustang, it has been stated that its poor performance at high altitudes was a surprise and a disappointment to the British and to the USAAF as well. This simply is not so. The aircraft designers of that day had more than sufficient knowledge of powerplants, and they were capable of determining that the Allison engine and supercharger combination installed in the aircraft would have a drop in performance above 15,000 feet. Clear evidence of this is that two of the P-51s, ordered even before the flight of the first XP-51, were reserved for testing with a Packard-built Rolls Royce Merlin engine. They knew that the Allison-powered Mustangs would be low-Ievel fighters, while the Merlinpowered aircraft would be the high-altitude versions. By comparison, Mustangs with the Allison engine could outperform the Merlin-powered variants below 15,000 feet, but no writer has criticized the P-51B, -C, -D, or -K for having less performance at low altitudes. It has been claimed that the Merlin engine is what allowed the Mustang to reach its potential. If only high-altitude performance is considered, this would be true. But a more correct assessment would be that both the Allison and Merlinpowered versions performed very well at the altitudes where they were designed and intended to operate.
Walter H. Erickson, Minneapolis, MN, circa 1954. Charles P. Doyle, Rosemount, MN, 1963-1971 USAFM, Wright Patterson AFB , Dayton, OH 19712002.
- Static restoration by MN ANG, 1973. - Displayed as "83665/BF Margie H".
SPECIFICATIONS
Span: 37 ft. Length: 32 ft. 3 in. Height: 12 ft. 2 in. Weight: 10,000 lbs. loaded Armament: Six .50-cal. machine guns; 1,000 lbs of bombs externally Engine: Allison V-1710 of 1,325 hp. Cost: $49,000
PERFORMANCE
Maximum speed: 365 mph. Cruising speed: 250 mph. Range: 550 miles Service Ceiling: 25,100 ft.
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A-36As engine is Allison V-1710 Engine
Zhe V-1710 engine was the first product of an extensive Army program to develop a high-power, liquid-cooled engine. Derived from a model designed in 1930 for airship use, the V1710 was first used by the Air Corps in 1932. Rated at 1,000 horsepower, it was installed in the Consolidated XA-11A, an experimental attack version of the Consolidated P-25. By 1938, the engine's output had been increased to 1,150 horsepower and was used to power the Bell X/YFM-1 multiplace fighters. The V-1710 was continually improved and during World War II its output was increased to 1,475 horsepower in some series engines. During the war it was used primarily in the Curtiss P-40 "Warhawk", the Bell P-39 "Airacobra", and the twin-engine Lockheed P-38 "Lightning". It was also used in early versions of the North American P-51 "Mustang". The engine on display, a right-hand drive V-1710-51, is of the series used primarily in the P38G. When installed in a twin-engine P-38, it was paired with a left-hand drive V-1710-55 engine to counteract the effect of torque. The only difference between the two engines was the direction of propeller-shaft rotation. Model: V-1710-51 (right-hand drive) Type: 12 cylinder, supercharged Displacement: 1,710 cu.in. Weight: 1,345 lbs. Maximum RPM: 3,000 Maximum Horsepower: 1,325 Cost: $19,000 (engine only)
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