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Subject: Construction drawings (blue prints)
Category: Reference, Education and News > General Reference
Asked by: dstrem-ga
List Price: $15.50
Posted: 13 Jul 2002 14:00 PDT
Expires: 12 Aug 2002 14:00 PDT
Question ID: 39309
Want factory drawings (blue prints) for North American P-51D Mustang
world war two fighter aircraft.
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Subject: Re: Construction drawings (blue prints)
Answered By: silviares-ga on 15 Jul 2002 15:52 PDT
 
Hello dstream-ga

There is not lack of information on the web about the North American
P-51D Mustang as huntsman-ga's exhaustive comment indicates.

I looked a little further to find you the drawings and blueprints and
I found a few sites that I think have what you are looking for.

The first site is http://www.suurland.com where you will find the
blueprints for the North American P-51D Mustang under the Fighters
-Propeller category, here is the direct URL

http://www.suurland.com/blueprint_x.php?image=http://www.suurland.com/blueprints/fighters_propeller/north-american-p-51-d.gif
(the URL is too long and the editor split it, you have to join the two
lines together)
This is a GIF file and if you have a small screen you might have to
increase the resolution to read all the small details. Another
alternative is to contact thomas@suurland.com (the owner of the site)
and see if he can send you a paper copy.

Another place is:
http://win.www.airwar.ru/other/draw/p51.html
This one has the advantage that you can download these blueprints as a
zip file.

If  "3views" are good enough for you then you can check out these
other two pages:

http://www.dfrc.nasa.gov/gallery/graphics/P-51D/index.html
http://www.flightjournal.com/plane_profiles/p-51_mustang/drawing_p-51d.asp

I have found this page titled 
"Blueprints: Where to find them, how to use them"
http://horizon2025.tripod.com/blueprints.html
This is where I started my search but I thought I would provide you
the link in case you might want to look for other blueprints.

The terms for my google search where "aircraft blueprints drawings"

silviares
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Subject: Re: Construction drawings (blue prints)
From: huntsman-ga on 14 Jul 2002 00:25 PDT
 
dstrem,

As you probably know, the original P-51 Mustang aircraft
(http://www.mustangsmustangs.com/images3/EarlyYears/1.jpg) was
designed in 1940, and the bubble-canopied P-51D Mustang
(http://www.wpafb.af.mil/museum/research/p51-18.jpg) was introduced in
1944. A brief history of this famous WWII fighter can be seen here:

USAF Museum
North American P-51 "Mustang" 
http://www.wpafb.af.mil/museum/research/p51.htm 
 
The Mustang was designed and built by North American Aviation, which
later became part of Boeing
(http://www.boeing.com/companyoffices/history/flash.html).
Unfortunately in your case, Boeing does not provide blueprints or
plans of its aircraft: see the notice at the bottom of their Contacts
page (http://www.boeing.com/companyoffices/contacts/).

However, there is a great deal of P-51 information on the Web: some
other P-51 Mustang resources that may help you are listed below.

Thank you, 
huntsman

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Possible Sources of Blueprints -

Check with the following individuals, companies, and organizations
about the availability of blueprints and production drawings.

NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center has simplified P-51D line
drawings online in several resolutions:

P-51 Mustang Graphics Collection
http://www.dfrc.nasa.gov/gallery/graphics/P-51D/

Skytamer Images has a more detailed plan view with specifications:

North American P-51D Mustang
http://www.skytamer.com/specs/usa/naa/p-51d.htm

Thomas Suurland, a Danish game developer and 3D artist, has online
plan and elevation views of the P-51D Mustang. He may have
higher-definition versions of these illustrations:

Thomas Suurland - Home Page
http://www.suurland.com/

P-51D Plan Views
http://www.suurland.com/blueprint_x.php?image=http://www.suurland.com/blueprints/fighters_propeller/north-american-p-51-d.gif

The following set of P-51 Mustang CD-ROMs contains a searchable
collection of original reference and training manuals, photos,
drawings, blueprints, part numbers, item descriptions, tech orders,
operational and maintenance procedures. It also includes a
bibliography of available Mustang books:

Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about the P-51 Mustang
http://www.p51mustang.com/

Working from original North American blueprints, Square One Aviation
is a primary source for P-51D Mustang restorations, maintenance, and
conversions:

Square One Aviation
Warbird Restoration and Maintenance
7000 Merrill Ave  
P.O. Box 68 - Hangar P-200 
Chino, CA 91710 
Tel: 909-597-6269  
Fax: 909-393-4268
Email: sq1aviation@aol.com
Web: http://www.sq1aviation.com/

"We can overhaul or manufacture all major sub assemblies for the P-51
Mustang. Utilizing a complete set of jigs and original North American
blueprints, we're able to offer limited production runs on Air
Induction Trunks, Engine Mounts, Cowlformers. All sub-assemblies are
manufactured to the highest standards of quality and original
manufacturers' blueprints."

Square One's sister company offers P-51D Mustang parts and
information:

Pioneer Air Service
7000 Merrill Ave,, #43  
Hangar E1-12 
Chino, CA 91710
Phone:(909)597-6960
Fax: (909)597-7550
Email: wtbent@aol.com
Web: http://www.pioneeraerosvc.com/

"We have the largest and most complete selection of North American
P-51 and TF-51 parts."
"All parts sold are either original North American or remanufactured
to original North American specifications from original blueprints."

This 51D Mustang kit plane is being built to 72% scale using the
original blueprints:

Kit Airplane Forum
Norm Hall's Stewart S-51D Mustang 
http://www.kitairplaneforum.com/gal/nhstewart/

A cutaway view and additional information about the kit Mustang can be
seen here:

Precision Aero Engineering, LLC
http://www.precisionaeroeng.com/Kit1.htm

The following book, originally published in Great Britain, has two
large fold-out cutaway views of the original 1941-44 Mustang (the
predecessor of the bubble-canopied "D" model) with details of the
cockpit and other features:

"Mustang 1", pp. 94-97
Classic World War II Aircraft Cutaways
Bill Gunston
Barnes & Noble Books, New York 1999
ISBN 0-7607-1399-5
Barnes & Noble Web site listing:
http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?isbn=0760713995

--------------------

Aviation Museums -

Check with the following aviation museums:

Pima Air & Space Museum
http://www.pimaair.org/

San Diego Aerospace Museum
http://www.aerospacemuseum.org/

Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum
http://www.nasm.si.edu/

US Air Force Museum
http://www.wpafb.af.mil/museum/

War Eagles Air Museum
http://www.war-eagles-air-museum.com/


--------------------

Additional Resources -

All Mustang lovers should start here:

The North American P-51 Mustang
http://www.p51.mustangsmustangs.com/p51.shtml

Here's their big list of P-51 links and resources:

P-51 Mustang Links
http://www.p51.mustangsmustangs.com/p51links.shtml

Here are several good images of the Mustang during production:

MustangsMustangs.Com
Early Years of the P-51
http://www.mustangsmustangs.com/images3/EarlyYears/20.jpg

Basic P-51 specifications:

MustangsMustangs.Com
P-51 Mustang Specifications
http://www.p51.mustangsmustangs.com/p51specs.shtml

This company overhauls, restores, and maintains piston engines used in
Mustangs:

Mystery Aire, Ltd.
http://www.mysteryaire.com/index.html

Training and orientation flights are available in a dual-control
Mustang:

Stallion 51
http://www.stallion51.com/home.cfm

Junior Birdmen! Save your allowance and be the first kid on your block
to get one:

Sidewalk Flyers
P-51 Master Kit
http://www.sidewalkflyers.com/sidewalkflyer/p51.htm

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Search Terms & Google Results -

p-51 mustang blueprints
://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&q=p%2D51+mustang+blueprints

P-51 mustang restorations
://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&q=P%2D51+mustang+restorations

air museum
://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&q=air+museum
Subject: Re: Construction drawings (blue prints)
From: huntsman-ga on 15 Jul 2002 19:24 PDT
 
dstrem,

Silviares is right: there is a great deal of P-51 information on the
Web.

As an update to my earlier comment, I telephoned the aircraft restorer
Square One Aviation and their sister parts company, Pioneer Air
Service. Both informed me they did not have P-51D blueprints for sale:
the companies' owner apparently bought their plans many years ago.
However, they suggested contacting the Boeing company directly.

North American Aviation, the manufacturer of the P-51, was absorbed by
Boeing, and Boeing does not provide plans for their products
(http://www.boeing.com/companyoffices/contacts/). One reason for this,
as explained by Square One Aviation, might be the desire to avoid any
potential liability.

If someone were to build their own full-size P-51D from Boeing's
blueprints, and then have an accident while flying it, Boeing might be
sued for any presumed deficiency in the plans. Obviously this would
not a happy scenario for anybody. Unfortunately, this might also be a
roadblock to obtaining an actual set of manufacturer's blueprints.

However, Boeing may still be able to help you. The FAQ (Frequently
Asked Questions) page at the online Boeing Store
(http://www.boeingstore.com/cs/faq.asp) states that aircraft
*modelers* can email requests for aircraft drawings to the following
address:

Gay Hawkins
gay.o.hawkins@boeing.com

If you are a scale aircraft modeler, there are several sources of
detailed P-51D information available. One of Silviares' links leads to
a pair of books that may be just what you need:

Flight Journal
Bert Kinzey's P-51 Mustang in detail & scale
http://www.flightjournal.com/kinsey.asp

You might also try the following search:

P-51D model drawings
://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&q=P%2D51D+model+drawings

Good Luck,
huntsman

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