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Old 03-05-2006 | 01:02 PM
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Default RE: Differences between P-51C and P-51D or B?

Another difference that I doubt you would want to reproduce in a model is the marques before the "D" having a
thinner wing.

The wing was thin enough before the "D" wing such that the early variants guns were mounted on an angle.
This would cause belt feed problems under high G situations and possibly jam the guns.

The thicker "D" wing allowed guns to be mounted straight up vertical and corrected the gun jamming problems under G.